Ridgeway Primary School
Southcote Road, South Croydon, CR2 0EQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Co-Headteachers
- Mrs Rebecca Shelley & Miss Suzanne Kelly (Co-Headteachers)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Croydon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 708
- Pupils on roll
- 626
- URN
- 130915
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086578063
About this school
Ridgeway Primary School is a community primary school in South Croydon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 626 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 March 2024, 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.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 85 | 80 | 82 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 79% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 18% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 93% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 88% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 91% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 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 | Croydon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 654 |
| 2023/24 | 649 |
| 2024/25 | 642 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ridgeway Primary School compares
Ridgeway Primary School ranked 44th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.6% | 5.4% | 626 | — |
| Purley Oaks Primary School | 60% | 6.5% | 36.6% | 642 | 0.7 miles |
| St Peter's Primary School | 77% | 4.8% | 14.9% | 411 | 0.9 miles |
| Gresham Primary School | 86% | 3% | 5% | 237 | 0.9 miles |
| Harris Primary Academy Haling Park | 79% | 4.5% | 28.8% | 414 | 1.0 miles |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 369 | 1.1 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)
- 5.42%
- English as an additional language
- 29.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.6%
- Persistent absence
- 9.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Purley Oaks Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · South Croydon
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St Peter's Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · South Croydon
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Gresham Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · South Croydon
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Harris Primary Academy Haling Park1.0 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · South Croydon
Other schools in South Croydon
Ridgeway Primary School ranks 5th of the 8 ranked primary schools in South Croydon.
- Atwood Primary School Primary
- Greenvale Primary School Primary
- Gresham Primary School Primary
- Purley Oaks Primary School Primary
- Quest Primary School Primary
- Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School Primary
- Selsdon Primary and Nursery School Primary
- St Peter's Primary School Primary
- Coombe Wood School Secondary
- Harris Academy Purley Secondary
- The Quest Academy Secondary
- Maypole School - Melville Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Ridgeway Primary School teach?
- Ridgeway Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in South Croydon.
- Who is the co-headteachers of Ridgeway Primary School?
- The co-headteachers of Ridgeway Primary School is Mrs Rebecca Shelley & Miss Suzanne Kelly (Co-Headteachers), as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ridgeway Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected 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 Ridgeway Primary School?
- Ridgeway Primary School has 626 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ridgeway Primary School full?
- Ridgeway Primary School has capacity for 708 pupils and 626 on roll (88%), 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 Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ridgeway Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ridgeway Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ridgeway Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Ridgeway Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ridgeway Primary School rank locally?
- Ridgeway Primary School ranked 44th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ridgeway Primary School's absence rate?
- Ridgeway Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ridgeway Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, 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 30 June 2026.