Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address The Buffer
Purton
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN5 4GT
Phone 01793677471
Reference Number 142321

General Makeup

Number of pupils 214
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.87%
Girls: 48.13%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 11.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 8.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 20 10 30
2 15 17 32
3 14 16 30
4 19 11 30
5 14 18 32
6 15 15 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 76.2%
White, Other 3.7%
Asian, Other 3.7%
Indian 3.3%
African 3.3%
Unclassified 2.3%
White & Black (African) 2.3%
Mixed, Other 1.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.9%
Irish 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2019-06-07
Date Description Report
2019-05-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 37% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7% 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 105 Unlock Unlock
Maths 103 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 -2.5 Unlock Unlock
Writing -5.6 Unlock Unlock
Maths -2.5 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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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 13 1
Third Preference 8 0
From another Local Authority 7 4

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Peatmoor Community Primary School
Pepperbox Hill, Peatmoor, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 5DP
0.26 miles
Brook Field Primary School
Cartwright Drive, Shaw, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 5SB
0.75 miles
St Francis CofE Primary School
Aiken Road, Taw Hill, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 1UH
1.03 miles
Shaw Ridge Primary School
Ridge Green, Shaw, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 5PU
1.23 miles
Moredon Primary School
Moredon Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 2JG
1.35 miles
St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton
College Road, Purton, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 4AR
1.36 miles
Haydon Wick Primary School
The Brow, Haydon Wick, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 1HT
1.37 miles
Haydonleigh Primary School
Haydon Court Drive, Haydon Wick, Haydonleigh Primary School, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 1JP
1.38 miles
Orchid Vale Primary School
Torun Way, Haydon End, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 1UG
1.43 miles
Tregoze Primary School
Sleaford Close, Grange Park, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 6JU
1.46 miles
Westlea Primary School
Langstone Way, Westlea, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 7BT
1.48 miles
Oakhurst Community Primary School
Pioneer Road, Oakhurst, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 2HY
1.51 miles
Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School
The Butts, Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 3LR
1.57 miles
Brimble Hill Special School
Tadpole Lane, Redhouse, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 2NB
1.59 miles
Red Oaks Primary School
Redhouse Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 2AN
1.65 miles
Rodbourne Cheney Primary School
Broadway, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 3BN
1.65 miles
Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School
Beaumaris Road, Toothill, Oliver Tomkins Schools, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 8LW
1.79 miles
Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School
Beaumaris Road, Toothill, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 8LW
1.79 miles
Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy
Greene Street, Tadpole Garden Village, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 2QS
1.83 miles
Catherine Wayte Primary School
Elstree Way, Abbey Meads, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 4TA
1.86 miles
Name Distance
Nova Hreod Academy
Akers Way, Moredon, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 2NQ
1.3 miles
Bradon Forest School
The Peak, Purton, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 4AT
1.5 miles
Lydiard Park Academy
Grange Park Way, Grange Park, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 6HN
1.67 miles
Abbey Park School
The Learning Campus, Redhouse Way, Swindon, SN25 2ND
1.72 miles
Uplands School
The Learning Campus, Tadpole Lane, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 2NB
1.78 miles
Swindon Academy
Beech Avenue, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 1JR
2.18 miles
UTC Swindon
Bristol Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 5ET
2.33 miles
Great Western Academy
William Morris Way, Tadpole Garden Village, Swindon, SN25 2PP
2.44 miles
Churchward School
William Morris Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 2PP
2.64 miles
The Deanery CofE Academy
Peglars Way, Wichelstowe, Swindon, SN1 7DA
2.74 miles
Crowdys Hill School
Jefferies Avenue, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 7HJ
2.8 miles
St Luke's Academy
Cricklade Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 7AS
2.86 miles
The Commonweal School
The Mall, Old Town, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 4JE
3.1 miles
St Joseph's Catholic College
Ocotal Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3LR
3.39 miles
Kingsdown School
Hyde Rd, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, SN2 7SH
3.45 miles
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Lime Kiln, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN4 7HG
3.63 miles
Lawn Manor Academy
Salcombe Grove, Swindon, SN3 1ER
3.7 miles
New College Swindon
New College Drive, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 1AH
3.81 miles
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Inverary Road, Wroughton, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN4 9DJ
4.12 miles
Meadow Bridge School
The Old School House, High Street, Cricklade, Wiltshire, SN6 6DD
4.39 miles
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