Ridgeway Primary Academy, Burntwood

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Ridgeway Primary Academy

Grange Road, Chasetown, Burntwood WS7 4TU

https://www.ridgeway.staffs.sch.uk/

Ridgeway Primary Academy is an academy. It has about 410 boys and girls aged between 0 and 11. Ofsted last inspected the school in December 2024. The present school opened in 2022.

This school is a member of Primitas Learning Partnership. (Other schools in this trust include Highfields Primary Academy, Holly Grove Primary Academy and Henry Chadwick Primary School.)

Particular strengths include Environment, Representation, Finances and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Attainment and Admissions.

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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.4		Springhill Primary Academy
0.6		St Joseph and St Theresa Catholic Primary
0.8		Highfields Primary Academy
0.9		Chase Terrace Primary School
1.0		Fulfen Primary School
1.2		Watling Street Primary School
1.4		Holly Grove Primary Academy
1.4		Boney Hay Primary Academy
1.5		St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
1.6		Brownhills West Primary School
1.7		St James Primary School
1.8		Norton Canes Primary Academy

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Environment: Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite low.

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Finances: Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress in maths is excellent. Progress in reading is poor. Progress in writing is excellent.

Attendance: About average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both roughly average.

Progress: About average. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is below average and in writing it is about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high and the offer rate is roughly average.

Attainment: Poor. Maths attainment is below average, reading is poor and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

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