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Ridgeway Primary Academy

3–11Ages
234Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138347URN

The Ridgeway, Market Harborough, LE16 7HQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.5per place

1.7 above Leicestershire median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicestershire

89 applications for 20 places · 11th of 176 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 10 February 2026Published 19 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

10 February 2026
Report card · 3 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention
29 September 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.5applications per place, Reception

1.7 above Leicestershire median (2.7) 2.3 above England median (2.2)

89 applications · 20 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 4.5; Leicestershire median median 2.7
2025 3.7; Leicestershire median median 2.8
2024 2.8; Leicestershire median median 2.4
2023 2.6; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2022 2.0; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2021 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2020 2.1; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2018 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2017 1.8; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2016 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2015 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2014 1.9; Leicestershire median median 1.7

This school
Leicestershire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	20	89	4.5	18	0.90
Sep 2025	30	112	3.7	33	1.10
Sep 2024	32	88	2.8	30	0.94
Sep 2023	39	100	2.6	38	0.97
Sep 2022	40	78	2.0	40	1.00
Sep 2021	29	50	1.7	28	0.97
Sep 2020	22	47	2.1	20	0.91
Sep 2019	38	66	1.7	38	1.00
Sep 2018	35	57	1.6	33	0.94
Sep 2017	45	80	1.8	40	0.89
Sep 2016	34	55	1.6	33	0.97
Sep 2015	45	75	1.7	42	0.93
Sep 2014	35	67	1.9	31	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 69% · Maths 69% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%121st of 211 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Leicestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Leicestershire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Leicestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Leicestershire 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Leicestershire 79% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Leicestershire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Leicestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	59%	3%	106	104
2023/24	62%	5%	106	103
2022/23	50%	0%	103	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Ridgeway Primary AcademyThis school
This school

2026

4.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Market Harborough Church of England Academy
1.1 km · Leicestershire

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Meadowdale Primary School
1.3 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2024

3.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.3 km · Leicestershire

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Little Bowden School
1.6 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Wellington Place Primary School
1.9 km · Leicestershire

Not yet inspected

2.8applications per place
Farndon Fields Primary School
2.5 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Lubenham All Saints Church of England Primary School
3.3 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good · improving2023

4.3applications per place 90%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138347 · 855/2179
Trust: Learn Academies Trust
Capacity: 315 pupils · 234 on roll
Free school meals: 11.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2012
Replaced: Market Harborough Ridgeway Primary School (URN 119983)
Address: The Ridgeway, Market Harborough, LE16 7HQ
Local authority: Leicestershire · Harborough

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources