Ringway Primary School

About Ringway Primary School

Ringway Primary School in Northumberland has been rated Good by Ofsted in its most recent inspection, a grade it has held consistently across both its 2019 and 2024 inspections. The school's strongest academic metric comes from Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 year, where 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure places Ringway well above the Northumberland local authority average of 56%, and ranks it 6th out of 58 primary schools in the area — comfortably within the top 25% nationally. The school's overall ranking score of 77 reflects solid performance across the board, though it sits just behind local peers Eastlea, Belsay and St Aidan's Catholic Primary, which all scored 80 or above.

Digging deeper into the SATs data, Ringway's strongest individual subject is reading, where pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 and 32% reached the higher standard. In maths, the average score was 104, with 23% hitting the higher benchmark, while writing saw 18% reach greater depth. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it's unclear how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points, but the raw outcomes are respectable. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 24.4%, slightly above the national average, which makes the above-expectation results particularly noteworthy. Ofsted rated all inspected categories — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — as Good, with no outstanding judgements but also no areas flagged as requiring improvement.

Ringway is a relatively small primary with 176 pupils against a capacity of 210, and it offers nursery provision for younger children. The school is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, it received 44 applications for 30 places, with all 30 first-preference families offered a spot. Facilities include a library, playing fields, sports hall, ICT suite and a chapel, while the sports programme covers athletics, dance, swimming, rounders and cricket. Clubs range from gardening and book club to coding, drama and science club. The school's SEND provisions address specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health difficulties, and other disabilities. For families seeking an outstanding alternative, Bothal Primary School is the nearest option at 1.6 km away. Ringway suits families who want a good, well-regarded local primary with strong core academic results and a broad extracurricular offer, particularly in a semi-rural Northumberland setting.

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