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Ridgeway Primary Academy

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

personMr Alex Golden

corporate_fareTYNE COAST ACADEMY TRUST

location_onSouth Shields, NE34 8AB

language Visit Website phone 1914552865

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

448

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Expected Standard

51%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Ridgeway Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in South Shields, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Ridgeway Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in South Shields, South Tyneside, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of TYNE COAST ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 461 pupils on roll, of whom 50% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 51% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #30 of 38 primaries in South Tyneside and #9,965 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 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.8 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

51%

LA 60%

Reading64% LA 71%

Writing69% LA 71%

Maths66% LA 71%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading56% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths60% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading67% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing62% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths65% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.2

Read

LA -0.5

-3.9 to -0.5

-2.5

Write

LA -0.3

-4.1 to -0.9

-2.9

Maths

LA -0.9

-4.5 to -1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

35%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading44% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths59% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.5

Read

LA -0.1

-7.6 to -3.3

-0.7

Write

LA 0.4

-2.7 to 1.2

-4.2

Maths

LA -0.2

-6.0 to -2.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 63%

Reading71% LA 75%

Writing89% LA 76%

Maths71% LA 74%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA -0.2

-2.6 to 1.4

3.5

Write

LA 0.4

1.6 to 5.4

-0.4

Maths

LA 0.0

-2.2 to 1.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

22 September 2021

Inspection Report

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17 November 2016

Inspection Report

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06 November 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-11-17

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-11-06

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

1.3%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 461 pupils. During this period, there were 6 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.3%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	461	6	1.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	452	10	2.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	468	3	0.6%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	459	19	4.1%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	454	10	2.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	464	5	1.1%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	448	2	0.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	439	3	0.7%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	460	3	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	450	3	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	440	10	2.3%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	456	2	0.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	446	5	1.1%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	438	6	1.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	424	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	424	9	2.1%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	407	20	4.9%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	388	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	387	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	371	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	359	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	330	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	303	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	286	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	270	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	250	0	0.0%	0.5%

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 65 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 51 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 26 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 24 pupils

Physical Disability 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

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Ridgeway Primary Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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