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The Ridgeway Primary School

Community school · Reading · RG2 8JD

Ages 3–11 · 362 pupils · Reading

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

55%

Overall absence

6.5%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-07

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)55%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.5%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
383

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

42

Places offered

45

1st-preference offers

42

Total preferences (any rank)
100
Preferred offers (top 3)
45
Applications from outside LA
6
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill68%

362 pupils · 536 places

Pupils on roll
362
Boys / girls
170 / 192
School capacity
536
Capacity fill
362 / 536 (68%)
Free school meals
40.3%
FSM pupils
139
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Norah Edgar

Location

Address
Hillbrow
Postcode
RG2 8JD
Town
Reading
County
Berkshire
Local authority
Reading
District
Reading
Constituency
Earley and Woodley
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Reading, Reading, 362 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 40.3%.

Open schools in Reading
156
Primary schools in Reading
102
Academies among open schools in Reading
36% (56)
Open schools in RG2
22
Primary in RG2
14
Open schools in Reading LA
71
Primary in Reading LA
40

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in ReadingNear RG2

  • Whiteknights Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Reading · RG2 8EP · Wokingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM17.4%
    • Demand1.13

    0.4 miles away

  • Hillside Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Reading · RG6 4HQ · Wokingham

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM6.4%

    0.6 miles away

  • Geoffrey Field Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Reading · RG2 8RH · Reading

    Ages 7–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM35.3%

    0.7 miles away

  • Geoffrey Field Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Reading · RG2 8RH · Reading

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM28.4%
    • Demand0.95

    0.7 miles away

  • Radstock Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Reading · RG6 5UZ · Wokingham

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM5.3%

    1.0 miles away

  • The Palmer Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Reading · RG2 7PP · Reading

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM31.7%
    • Demand0.96

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Norah Edgar
Telephone
01189375530
Website
www.theridgewayprimary.net/

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