Academy sponsor led · South Tyneside

Ridgeway Primary Academy

3–11Ages
452Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139124URN

Park Avenue, South Shields, NE34 8AB · 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

1.6per place

0.3 below South Tyneside median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in South Tyneside

82 applications for 52 places · 26th of 38 in South Tyneside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

51%met the expected standard

South Tyneside 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 3 February 2026Published 8 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
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

3 February 2026
Report card · 4 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
23 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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.3 below South Tyneside median (1.9) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

82 applications · 52 places offered · 52 named it first

2026 1.6; South Tyneside median median 1.9
2025 1.5; South Tyneside median median 1.7
2024 1.8; South Tyneside median median 1.8
2023 2.0; South Tyneside median median 1.8
2022 1.5; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2021 1.7; South Tyneside median median 1.7
2020 1.5; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2019 1.7; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2018 1.4; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2017 1.9; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2016 1.2; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2015 1.5; South Tyneside median median 1.5
2014 1.3; South Tyneside median median 1.4

This school
South Tyneside 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	52	82	1.6	52	1.00
Sep 2025	60	91	1.5	61	1.02
Sep 2024	56	101	1.8	55	0.98
Sep 2023	56	109	2.0	56	1.00
Sep 2022	58	87	1.5	55	0.95
Sep 2021	53	89	1.7	52	0.98
Sep 2020	60	91	1.5	63	1.05
Sep 2019	53	92	1.7	51	0.96
Sep 2018	57	81	1.4	55	0.96
Sep 2017	22	41	1.9	22	1.00
Sep 2016	29	35	1.2	21	0.72
Sep 2015	28	41	1.5	28	1.00
Sep 2014	23	30	1.3	13	0.57

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 69% · Maths 66% → all three 51% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard51%32nd of 38 in South Tyneside

South Tyneside 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

South Tyneside 76% England 78%

Higher standard12%

South Tyneside 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

South Tyneside 75% England 75%

Greater depth2%

South Tyneside 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

South Tyneside 77% England 77%

Higher standard14%

South Tyneside 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
South Tyneside median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	51%	2%	102	103
2023/24	50%	0%	101	101
2022/23	52%	0%	102	101

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

1.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Harton Primary School
1.0 km · South Tyneside

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields
1.1 km · South Tyneside

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Mortimer Primary School
1.4 km · South Tyneside

Good2024

2.0applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Ashley Academy
1.5 km · South Tyneside

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields
1.5 km · South Tyneside

Good2023

2.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Cleadon Church of England Academy
1.7 km · South Tyneside

Good2024

2.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Forest View Primary
1.8 km · South Tyneside

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields
1.8 km · South Tyneside

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139124 · 393/2003
Trust: Tyne Coast Academy Trust
Capacity: 472 pupils · 452 on roll
Free school meals: 48.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2013
Replaced: Ridgeway Primary School (URN 108669)
Address: Park Avenue, South Shields, NE34 8AB
Local authority: South Tyneside

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