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Ridgeway Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Southcote Road, South Croydon CR2 0EQ · ridgewayprimaryschool.org.uk · 020 8657 8063
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Croydon 68%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 626
- 88% of 708 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 4.2%
- First language not English
- 26.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 72 families put the school first and 80 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 80 | 72 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 90 | 1 | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 89 | 85 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 82 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 91 | 116 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | No distance given | |
| September 2022 | 0.65 mi1.04 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.95 mi1.52 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.07 mi1.72 km | |
The distance criterion's furthest distance (direct line measurement) for the 2022 intake.
The furthest distance at which the school offered a place for the 2024 and 2025 intake.
Results
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across Croydon it was 68%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 6 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Ridgeway Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 5 Mar 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Oct 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (212 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 212
- 33% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 42 parents (20%) with SEND