Ridgeway Primary Academy
Grange Road, Chasetown, Burntwood, WS7 4TU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 0 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PRIMITAS LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Laura Gray
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Lichfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 608
- URN
- 149128
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01543227170
About this school
Ridgeway Primary Academy is a primary academy in Burntwood. It teaches children aged 0 to 11 and has 608 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 | 62 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 57% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 63% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 70% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 72% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 Primary 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 406 |
| 2023/24 | 413 |
| 2024/25 | 415 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ridgeway Primary Academy compares
Ridgeway Primary Academy ranked 115th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire 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 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.6% | 18.1% | 608 | — |
| Springhill Primary Academy | 45% | 6.3% | 41.8% | 211 | 0.4 miles |
| St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 225 | 0.5 miles |
| Chase Terrace Primary School | 61% | 7.7% | 32.8% | 221 | 0.9 miles |
| Highfields Primary Academy | 32% | 4.9% | 12.5% | 205 | 0.9 miles |
| Fulfen Primary School | 73% | 4.2% | 10.1% | 409 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.07%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.63%
- Persistent absence
- 10.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Springhill Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Burntwood
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St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Burntwood
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Chase Terrace Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Burntwood
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Highfields Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Burntwood
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Fulfen Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Burntwood
Other schools in Burntwood
Ridgeway Primary Academy ranks 3rd of the 7 ranked primary schools in Burntwood.
- Boney Hay Primary Academy Primary
- Chase Terrace Primary School Primary
- Fulfen Primary School Primary
- Highfields Primary Academy Primary
- Holly Grove Primary Academy Primary
- Springhill Primary Academy Primary
- St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School Primary
- Chase Terrace Academy Secondary
- Erasmus Darwin Academy Secondary
- Chasetown Community School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Ridgeway Primary Academy teach?
- Ridgeway Primary Academy teaches children aged 0 to 11. It is a primary school in Burntwood.
- Who is the headteacher of Ridgeway Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Ridgeway Primary Academy is Headteacher Laura Gray, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ridgeway Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ridgeway Primary 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 Primary Academy?
- Ridgeway Primary Academy has 608 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 0 to 11.
- Is Ridgeway Primary Academy full?
- Ridgeway Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 608 on roll (145%), 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 Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Ridgeway Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Ridgeway Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ridgeway Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Ridgeway Primary Academy?
- Ridgeway Primary Academy is part of PRIMITAS LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ridgeway Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% 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 Ridgeway Primary Academy rank locally?
- Ridgeway Primary Academy ranked 115th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire 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 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 Academy's absence rate?
- Ridgeway Primary Academy'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 Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ridgeway Primary 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 10 July 2026.