Ringway Primary School
Ringway, Guide Post, Choppington, NE62 5YP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs L Robson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 189
- URN
- 122247
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01670813463
About this school
Ringway Primary School is a community primary school in Choppington. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 189 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ringway Primary 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 29 | 22 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 77% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 9% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 82% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 86% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 86% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Ringway 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 | Northumberland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 52.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 56% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 177 |
| 2023/24 | 170 |
| 2024/25 | 176 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ringway Primary School compares
Ringway Primary School ranked 29th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.8% | 25.6% | 189 | — |
| Mowbray Primary School | 41% | 6.3% | 32.7% | 238 | 0.4 miles |
| Stakeford Primary School | 32% | 7.9% | 43.5% | 162 | 0.8 miles |
| Bothal Academy | — | — | — | — | 1.0 miles |
| Choppington Primary School | 62% | 5.6% | 79.1% | 109 | 1.1 miles |
| NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School | 72% | 7% | 37.5% | 213 | 1.3 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)
- 25.57%
- English as an additional language
- 0.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.84%
- Persistent absence
- 7.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mowbray Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Choppington
-
Stakeford Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Choppington
-
Bothal Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Ashington
-
Choppington Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Choppington
-
NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Ashington
Other schools in Choppington
- Choppington Primary School Primary
- Mowbray Primary School Primary
- Stakeford Primary School Primary
- Cleaswell Hill School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Ringway Primary School teach?
- Ringway Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Choppington.
- Who is the headteacher of Ringway Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ringway Primary School is Mrs L Robson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ringway Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ringway 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 many pupils are at Ringway Primary School?
- Ringway Primary School has 189 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ringway Primary School full?
- Ringway Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 189 on roll (90%), 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 Ringway Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ringway Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ringway Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ringway Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Ringway 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 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ringway Primary School compare with other schools in Northumberland?
- Ringway Primary School ranked 29th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ringway Primary School's absence rate?
- Ringway Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ringway Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ringway 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 30 June 2026.