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Ridgeway Primary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Sarah Bishop

corporate_fareLEARN ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onMarket Harborough, LE16 7HQ

language Visit Website phone 1858465800

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

276

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Expected Standard

59%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Ridgeway Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Market Harborough, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 63% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Ridgeway Primary Academy is an academy converter in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of LEARN ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 253 pupils on roll, of whom 12% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #147 of 211 primaries in Leicestershire and #10,599 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 0.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 61%

Reading74% LA 77%

Writing69% LA 71%

Maths69% LA 75%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading83% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading73% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths61% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 0.2

-3.4 to 0.5

-1.9

Write

LA -0.1

-3.7 to 0.0

-2.0

Maths

LA 0.0

-3.8 to -0.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading88% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA -0.1

-3.2 to 0.6

-1.6

Write

LA 0.1

-3.3 to 0.1

-1.0

Maths

LA -0.1

-2.6 to 0.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 65%

Reading69% LA 76%

Writing71% LA 79%

Maths69% LA 77%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA -0.2

-3.4 to 0.2

-1.9

Write

LA 0.0

-3.6 to -0.2

-1.2

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.8 to 0.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 September 2021

Inspection Report

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26 May 2016

Inspection Report

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10 August 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-05-26

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-05-23

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-10-29

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 253 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	253	0	0.0%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	253	4	1.6%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	261	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	263	1	0.4%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	264	2	0.8%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	272	3	1.1%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	276	2	0.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	270	3	1.1%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	274	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	269	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	266	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	271	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	270	1	0.4%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	266	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	282	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	282	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	279	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	281	2	0.7%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	276	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	274	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	290	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	294	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	293	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	300	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	302	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	298	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 18 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils