Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy
The Buffer, Purton, Swindon, SN5 4GT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE BLUE KITE ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Laura Gibbard
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bristol
- Sponsor
- The Blue Kite Academy Trust
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- URN
- 142321
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01793677471
About this school
Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy is a Church of England primary academy in Swindon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 211 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 57% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 80% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 73% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 70% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.50 | - | - |
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 Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wiltshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 215 |
| 2023/24 | 214 |
| 2024/25 | 208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy compares
Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy ranked 101st of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 4.5% | 12% | 211 | — |
| Peatmoor Community Primary School | 44% | 5.2% | 18.8% | 192 | 0.3 miles |
| Brook Field Primary School | 70% | 3.9% | 10.9% | 410 | 0.7 miles |
| St Francis CofE Primary School | 70% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 432 | 1.0 miles |
| Shaw Ridge Primary School | 70% | 4.8% | 13.3% | 407 | 1.2 miles |
| Moredon Primary School | 83% | 6.3% | 27.9% | 370 | 1.4 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)
- 12.02%
- English as an additional language
- 10.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.51%
- Persistent absence
- 9.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Peatmoor Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Brook Field Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
St Francis CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Shaw Ridge Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Moredon Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Swindon
Other schools in Swindon
Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy ranks 43rd of the 64 ranked primary schools in Swindon.
- Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary Primary
- Abbey Meads Community Primary School Primary
- Ashton Keynes Church of England Primary School Primary
- Badbury Park Primary School Primary
- Beechcroft Infant School Primary
- Bishopstone Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bridlewood Primary School Primary
- Broad Hinton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Broad Town Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brook Field Primary School Primary
- Catherine Wayte Primary School Primary
- Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy teach?
- Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Swindon.
- Who is the principal of Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy?
- The principal of Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy is Mrs Laura Gibbard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy, 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 Farm CofE Academy?
- Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy has 211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy full?
- Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 211 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Farm CofE Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Bristol.
- Does Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy?
- Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy is part of THE BLUE KITE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 58% 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 Farm CofE Academy rank locally?
- Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy ranked 101st of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% 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 Farm CofE Academy's absence rate?
- Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy'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 2 July 2026.