Ridgefield Primary School
Radegund Road, Cambridge, CB1 3RL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- The City of Cambridge Education Foundation
- Headteacher
- Mrs Victoria Trew
- Constituency
- Cambridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 133311
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01223712418
About this school
Ridgefield Primary School is a foundation primary school in Cambridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 205 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 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.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 80% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 10% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 80% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 93% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 90% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.50 | - | - |
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 Ridgefield 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 | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 81% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 243 |
| 2023/24 | 232 |
| 2024/25 | 226 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ridgefield Primary School compares
Ridgefield Primary School ranked 15th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 5.7% | 23.3% | 205 | — |
| Morley Memorial Primary School | 53% | 4.1% | 17.6% | 371 | 0.5 miles |
| St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School | 26% | 5.6% | 31.7% | 198 | 0.6 miles |
| The Spinney Primary School | 69% | 3.6% | 8% | 177 | 0.8 miles |
| Queen Emma Primary School | 71% | 5.5% | 24.2% | 391 | 0.8 miles |
| Queen Edith Primary School | 57% | 4.7% | 18.7% | 394 | 0.8 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)
- 23.3%
- English as an additional language
- 31%
- Overall absence
- 5.66%
- Persistent absence
- 12.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Morley Memorial Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Cambridge
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St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
The Spinney Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Queen Emma Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Queen Edith Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Cambridge
Other schools in Cambridge
Ridgefield Primary School ranks 8th of the 76 ranked primary schools in Cambridge.
- Arbury Primary School Primary
- Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Bar Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Barrington CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Barton CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Bewick Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- Bottisham Community Primary School Primary
- Bourn CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Burwell Village College (Primary) Primary
- Caldecote Primary School Primary
- Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ridgefield Primary School teach?
- Ridgefield Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cambridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Ridgefield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ridgefield Primary School is Mrs Victoria Trew, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ridgefield Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ridgefield 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 Ridgefield Primary School?
- Ridgefield Primary School has 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ridgefield Primary School full?
- Ridgefield Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 205 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ridgefield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ridgefield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ridgefield Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ridgefield Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Ridgefield Primary School?
- Ridgefield Primary School is part of The City of Cambridge Education Foundation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ridgefield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ridgefield Primary School rank locally?
- Ridgefield Primary School ranked 15th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ridgefield Primary School's absence rate?
- Ridgefield Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ridgefield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ridgefield 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.