Ridgeway Infant School
Uplands Avenue, Littleover, Derby, DE23 1GG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tamara Dale
- Constituency
- Derby South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 229
- URN
- 112757
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332760770
About this school
Ridgeway Infant School is a community primary school in Derby. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 229 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ridgeway Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 April 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Ridgeway Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 270 |
| 2023/24 | 267 |
| 2024/25 | 248 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ridgeway Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.5% | 24.6% | 229 | — |
| Gayton Junior School | 78% | 5.5% | 34.8% | 359 | 0.0 miles |
| St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 75% | 3.7% | 24.3% | 341 | 0.1 miles |
| Akaal Primary School | 69% | 6.2% | 34.3% | 213 | 0.6 miles |
| Griffe Field Primary School | 83% | 4.1% | 8.8% | 459 | 0.7 miles |
| Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy | — | 5.5% | 23.8% | 182 | 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)
- 24.6%
- English as an additional language
- 60.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.54%
- Persistent absence
- 24.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gayton Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Derby
-
St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Akaal Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Griffe Field Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
- Akaal Primary School Primary
- Allenton Primary School Primary
- Alvaston Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Alvaston Junior Academy Primary
- Arboretum Primary School Primary
- Ash Croft Primary Academy Primary
- Ashbrook Infant School Primary
- Ashbrook Junior School Primary
- Ashgate Primary School Primary
- Ashwood Spencer Academy Primary
- Asterdale Primary School Primary
- Aston-on-Trent Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ridgeway Infant School teach?
- Ridgeway Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Ridgeway Infant School?
- The headteacher of Ridgeway Infant School is Mrs Tamara Dale, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ridgeway Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ridgeway Infant 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 many pupils are at Ridgeway Infant School?
- Ridgeway Infant School has 229 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Ridgeway Infant School full?
- Ridgeway Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 229 on roll (85%), 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 Ridgeway Infant School a faith school?
- No. Ridgeway Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ridgeway Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ridgeway Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Ridgeway Infant School's absence rate?
- Ridgeway Infant School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Ridgeway Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Ridgeway Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.