Ridgeway Primary School is a primary school located in Sheffield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 06/07/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Main Road, Sheffield

School Information

Address: Main Road, Sheffield, S12 3XR
Website: http://www.ridgewayprimary.com/
Telephone: 01142486249
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Iain Wilson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112546

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 06/07/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 105
Number of Pupils: 187
Number of Boys: 84
Number of Girls: 103

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.7 Confidence interval -6 to -1.5
Writing
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.7 to 0.4
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.6 Confidence interval -5.5 to -1.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ridgeway Primary School
Main Road , Ridgeway S12 3XR 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Birley Primary Academy
Thornbridge Avenue , Birley S12 3AB 		3out of 4 1,399 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Spring Water Avenue , Hackenthorpe S12 4HJ 		3out of 4 1,814 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Birley Spa Primary Academy
Jermyn Crescent , Hackenthorpe S12 4QE 		3out of 4 1,851 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Charnock Hall Primary Academy
Carter Hall Road , S12 3HS 		2out of 4 2,093 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Birley Academy
Birley Lane , S12 3BP 		2out of 4 1,235 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Eckington School
Dronfield Road , Eckington S21 4GN 		2out of 4 3,175 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Outwood Academy City
Stradbroke Road , S13 8SS 		3out of 4 3,267 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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