The Ridgeway Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The headteacher and her leadership team have led rapid improvements to the quality of teaching, learning and assessment in every key stage. The headteacher, together with other leaders, and governors have high expectations and aspirations for the success of their pupils.

Leaders have taken effective action to improve the teaching and learning of reading, writing and mathematics. Consequently, current pupils make much stronger progress than in previous years. Governors hold the headteacher and her leadership team to account effectively.

They ask probing questions about the progress of pupils, including disadvantaged pupils. Teachers have s...trong subject knowledge and high expectations of their pupils. From their different starting points, pupils, including disadvantaged pupils, make good progress across the curriculum.

Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make strong progress. Through tailored support, they are able to access the curriculum with confidence and success. The early years setting is a strength of the school.

Children in both Nursery and Reception develop strong skills, knowledge and understanding of the world around them. Pupils' behaviour is exemplary. They are courteous, helpful and respectful of the needs of others.

They are attentive in class and behave well at breaktime and lunchtime. Pupils thrive at the school and are kept safe. Pupils learn how to keep themselves safe, both online and in the outside world.

The school's work to promote pupils' spiritual, social, moral and cultural development is effective. Pupils learn about the importance of democracy, free speech and tolerance. Although the teaching of reading, writing, mathematics and science is strong, teaching in history and geography is not as strong.

Although leaders have identified gaps in pupils' knowledge about vocabulary and grammar, teachers do not help pupils to develop their language skills effectively in all areas of the curriculum.

Information about this school

The school is larger than most primary schools. The school operates a Nursery for five days a week.

The proportion of pupils who are disadvantaged and supported by the pupil premium funding is above the national average. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is above the national average. The proportion of pupils in receipt of education, health and care plans is above the national average.