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The Ridge Junior School

Primary Ages 7-11 237 pupils Bristol
Ofsted: Good
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The Ridge Junior School is an academy converter in Bristol for pupils aged 7 to 11. It has 237 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for The Ridge Junior School is Good, from an inspection in November 2022 of its predecessor, The Ridge Junior School. In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: June 2024. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 7-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Melrose Avenue
Yate
The Ridge Junior School
Melrose Avenue
Bristol
Gloucestershire
BS37 7AP
Phone 01454867125
Reference Number 150817

General Makeup

Number of pupils 237
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.01%
Girls: 45.99%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 15.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.6
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
3 35 24 59
4 29 29 58
5 32 29 61
6 32 27 59

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 88.6%
White, Other 1.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.3%
White & Asian 1.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
Mixed, Other 1.3%
Pakistani 1.3%
Chinese 0.8%
Asian, Other 0.8%
Indian 0.4%
African 0.4%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, The Ridge Junior School, inspected in November 2022.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
05 Jun 2024 Academy conversion letter

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 67%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 2%

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
Maths 105
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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 The Ridge Junior School had 236 pupils for 240 places. 4 places (1.7%) were unfilled.

Reception intake in the “Yate, Chipping Sodbury & Surrounding Villages Primary” planning area

South Gloucestershire counted 505 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 481 in 2029–30, down 5%.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Ridge Junior School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2025
Authorised absence 3.4%
Unauthorised absence 1.5%
Severely absent pupils 0.8%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.1% of pupils at The Ridge Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 2.1
Permanent exclusions 0

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Ridge Junior School had 23.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20252026
Pupils per adult 16.013.4
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 57.1%–
Sick days per teacher 9.8–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.5% of pupils at The Ridge Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Social, emotional and mental health 10 3
Speech, language and communication needs 6 3
Moderate learning difficulty 4 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 2 3
Specific learning difficulty 2 0
Hearing impairment 1 0

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Ridge Junior School received £6,230 and spent £6,286 for each of its 239 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £108,000 (£450 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of Mosaic Partnership Trust, income was £6,581 and spending £6,735 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2025
Revenue reserve £108,000
per pupil £450
In-year balance -£13,000
per pupil -£56

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Name Distance
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What is The Ridge Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Ridge Junior School is Good, from an inspection in November 2022 of its predecessor, The Ridge Junior School.

When was The Ridge Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Ridge Junior School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does The Ridge Junior School have?

The Ridge Junior School has 237 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Ridge Junior School cover?

The Ridge Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are The Ridge Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Ridge Junior School?

The Ridge Junior School is at Melrose Avenue, Yate, The Ridge Junior School, Melrose Avenue, Bristol, Gloucestershire, BS37 7AP.

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