The Ridgeway Primary School
Hillbrow, Reading, RG2 8JD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Norah Edgar
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Earley and Woodley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 536
- Pupils on roll
- 362
- URN
- 109789
- Local authority
- Reading
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189375530
About this school
The Ridgeway Primary School is a community primary school in Reading. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 362 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 58 | 74 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 55% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 3% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 71% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 71% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 69% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Ridgeway Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Reading average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45% | 55.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 426 |
| 2023/24 | 410 |
| 2024/25 | 405 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Ridgeway Primary School compares
The Ridgeway Primary School ranked 29th of 37 primary schools in Reading for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 6.8% | 41.3% | 362 | — |
| Whiteknights Primary School | 95% | 3.6% | 18.5% | 453 | 0.4 miles |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary School | 57% | 6.5% | 44.9% | 298 | 0.6 miles |
| Hillside Primary School | — | — | — | 450 | 0.6 miles |
| Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School | 53% | 6.9% | 39.8% | 511 | 0.7 miles |
| Geoffrey Field Junior School | 56% | 5% | 35.4% | 357 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.34%
- English as an additional language
- 25.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.77%
- Persistent absence
- 20.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whiteknights Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Reading
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Christ The King Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Reading
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Hillside Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Reading
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Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Reading
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Geoffrey Field Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
The Ridgeway Primary School ranks 63rd of the 82 ranked primary schools in Reading.
- Aldermaston C.E. Primary School Primary
- Aldryngton Primary School Primary
- Alfred Sutton Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School Primary
- All Saints Junior School Primary
- Basildon C.E. Primary School Primary
- Battle Primary Academy Primary
- Beechwood Primary School Primary
- Beenham Primary School Primary
- Birch Copse Primary School Primary
- Bradfield C.E. Primary School Primary
- Brimpton C.E. Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Ridgeway Primary School teach?
- The Ridgeway Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of The Ridgeway Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Ridgeway Primary School is Mrs Norah Edgar, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Ridgeway Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Ridgeway Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Ridgeway Primary School?
- The Ridgeway Primary School has 362 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Ridgeway Primary School full?
- The Ridgeway Primary School has capacity for 536 pupils and 362 on roll (68%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Ridgeway Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Ridgeway Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Ridgeway Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Ridgeway Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have The Ridgeway Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Ridgeway Primary School rank locally?
- The Ridgeway Primary School ranked 29th of 37 primary schools in Reading for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Ridgeway Primary School's absence rate?
- The Ridgeway Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Ridgeway Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Ridgeway Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.