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Ridgeway Primary School

Croydon, CR2 0EQPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2024
KS2 Results
79%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
90 1st-choice / 90 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#1663 of 13,686 nationally

About Ridgeway Primary School

Ridgeway Primary School sits within the Croydon local authority, a large London borough with 88 primary schools. Among these, Ridgeway ranks 15th out of 77 schools on the key stage 2 expected standard measure, placing it comfortably in the top quarter of Croydon primaries. The school’s nearest top-performing peers are Heathfield Academy, St John’s CofE Primary School, and Applegarth Academy, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. Ridgeway’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in March 2024, confirmed it remains Good, a rating it has held since its last graded inspection in November 2018. That 2018 inspection awarded Good across the board, including for leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness. The school’s previous graded inspection in January 2015 had rated it Outstanding overall, so the current Good rating represents a step down, but the inspectors found no evidence to suggest the school had slipped further in 2024.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressSouthcote Road, South Croydon, Croydon, CR2 0EQ
HeadteacherRebecca Shelley & Miss Suzanne Kelly (Co-Headteachers)
Local AuthorityCroydon
Number of Pupils642
Free School Meals (FSM)5.1%
School Capacity642 / 708 (91% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

6 Mar 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (6 Mar 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 4 Dec 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
LibraryPlaying FieldsICT SuiteMusic RoomsForest SchoolChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

12

Sports

AthleticsDanceTennisRoundersCross CountrySwimmingGymnastics

Clubs & Activities

CodingFilm ClubScience ClubChessGardening

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Ridgeway Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.