Ridgeway Primary Academy

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address The Ridgeway
Market Harborough
Leicestershire
LE16 7HQ
Phone 01858465800
Reference Number 138347

General Makeup

Number of pupils 263
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 55.13%
Girls: 44.87%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 12.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 23.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 16 20 36
2 18 17 35
3 16 11 27
4 24 18 42
5 27 15 42
6 22 21 43

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 85.6%
White, Other 6.5%
White & Asian 3%
Mixed, Other 1.5%
Unclassified 1.1%
Indian 0.8%
Chinese 0.4%
White & Black (African) 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date 2021-11-04
Date Description Report
2021-09-28 School inspection School inspection
2016-05-26 Short inspection Short inspection
2012-08-10 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Market Harborough Ridgeway Primary School
2012-05-23 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-10-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2005-11-08 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-11-20 Full inspection Full inspection
2012-05-23 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-10-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2005-11-08 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-11-20 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 50% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103 Unlock Unlock
Maths 102 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1.5 Unlock Unlock
Writing -1.9 Unlock Unlock
Maths -2 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 32 1
Third Preference 26 0
From another Local Authority 2 1

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School
Gunnsbrook Close, Great Bowden, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7HZ
0.49 miles
Market Harborough Church of England Academy
Fairfield Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 9QH
0.69 miles
Meadowdale Primary School
Meadowdale Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7XQ
0.78 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Coventry Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 9BZ
0.8 miles
Little Bowden School
Scotland Road, Little Bowden, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8AY
0.97 miles
Wellington Place Primary School
Airfield Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7BY
1.17 miles
Farndon Fields Primary School
Argyle Park, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 9JH
1.54 miles
Lubenham All Saints Church of England Primary School
School Lane, Lubenham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 9TW
2.04 miles
Foxton Primary School
Gallow Field Road, Foxton, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7QZ
2.46 miles
Church Langton Church of England Primary School
Stonton Road, Church Langton, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7SZ
3.3 miles
Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School
High Street, Clipston, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 9RU
4.42 miles
Wilbarston Church of England Primary School
School Lane, Wilbarston, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8QN
4.61 miles
Loatlands Primary School
Harrington Road, Desborough, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 2NJ
4.73 miles
Name Distance
The Robert Smyth Academy
Burnmill Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7JG
0.34 miles
Brooke House College
12 Leicester Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7AU
0.54 miles
Welland Park Academy
Welland Park Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 9DR
0.95 miles
Kibworth Mead Academy
Smeeton Road, Kibworth, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 0LG
4.71 miles
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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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