Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School
Northumberland Avenue, Welling, DA16 2QE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Stuart Keep
- Diocese
- Diocese of Rochester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 412
- Pupils on roll
- 342
- URN
- 134780
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083034461
About this school
Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Welling. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 342 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 7 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 | 62 | 58 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 74% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 21% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 86% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 88% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 81% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| 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 Bishop Ridley Church of England VA 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 | Bexley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 64% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 412 |
| 2023/24 | 399 |
| 2024/25 | 371 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School compares
Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School ranked 21st of 56 primary schools in Bexley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 4.7% | 8.1% | 342 | — |
| Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy | 87% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 235 | 0.4 miles |
| Hook Lane Primary School | 73% | 4.8% | 17.1% | 447 | 0.6 miles |
| Alderwood Primary School | 87% | 6.6% | 61.3% | 192 | 0.8 miles |
| St Stephen's Catholic Primary School | 93% | 3.2% | 5% | 419 | 0.8 miles |
| Danson Primary School | 81% | 3.6% | 9.1% | 592 | 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)
- 8.05%
- English as an additional language
- 22.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.73%
- Persistent absence
- 11.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Welling
-
Hook Lane Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Welling
-
Alderwood Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · London
-
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Welling
-
Danson Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Welling
Other schools in Welling
Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School ranks 6th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Welling.
- Danson Primary School Primary
- East Wickham Primary Academy Primary
- Foster's Primary School Primary
- Hillsgrove Primary School Primary
- Hook Lane Primary School Primary
- Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy Primary
- St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Bexley Grammar School Secondary
- Harris Academy Falconwood Secondary
- Welling School Secondary
- ADO River Valley School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School teach?
- Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Welling.
- Who is the headteacher of Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School is Mr Stuart Keep, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bishop Ridley Church of England VA 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 Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School?
- Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School has 342 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School full?
- Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School has capacity for 412 pupils and 342 on roll (83%), 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 Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Rochester.
- Does Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School rank locally?
- Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School ranked 21st of 56 primary schools in Bexley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School's absence rate?
- Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bishop Ridley Church of England VA 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 1 July 2026.