Ridgeway Primary School is a primary school located in Burntwood. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 11/11/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is 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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Grange Road, Burntwood

School Information

Address: Grange Road, Burntwood, WS7 4TU
Website: www.ridgeway.staffs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01543227170
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Staffordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Joanne Jelves
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 124214

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/11/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 403
Number of Boys: 192
Number of Girls: 211

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4.1 to -0.9
Writing
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1 to 1.9
Maths
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -1.6 to 1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:50%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ogley Hay Nursery School
Brickiln Street , Brownhills WS8 6AU 		4out of 4 3,036 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ridgeway Primary School
Grange Road , Chasetown WS7 4TU 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Springhill Primary Academy
Mossbank Avenue , Chasetown WS7 4UN 		3out of 4 771 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph and St Theresa Catholic Primary
High Street , Chasetown WS7 3XL 		4out of 4 897 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Chase Terrace Primary School
Rugeley Road , Chase Terrace WS7 1AH 		3out of 4 1,599 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Highfields Primary Academy
Elder Lane , WS7 9BT 		- not rated 1,616 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Erasmus Darwin Academy
Pool Road , WS7 3QW 		3out of 4 958 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chase Terrace Academy
Bridge Cross Road , Chase Terrace WS7 2DB 		3out of 4 1,604 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Brownhills Ormiston Academy
Deakin Avenue , Brownhills WS8 7QG 		- not rated 2,073 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chasetown Community School
Church Street , Chasetown WS7 3QL 		3out of 4 1,022 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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