Academy converter · Staffordshire

Ridgeway Primary Academy

0–11Ages
608Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149128URN

Grange Road, Chasetown, Burntwood, WS7 4TU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.4 below Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

91 applications for 59 places · 187th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 3 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

3 December 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
26 January 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Ridgeway Primary School, URN 124214

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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Staffordshire median (1.9) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

91 applications · 59 places offered · 57 named it first

2026 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2021 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2020 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2019 1.8; Staffordshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Ridgeway Primary School (URN 124214), the previous school.

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	59	91	1.5	57	0.97
Sep 2025	60	98	1.6	64	1.07
Sep 2024	60	97	1.6	58	0.97
Sep 2023	58	91	1.6	57	0.98
Sep 2022 *	58	104	1.8	56	0.97
Sep 2021 *	59	101	1.7	59	1.00
Sep 2020 *	52	98	1.9	52	1.00
Sep 2019 *	50	91	1.8	46	0.92
Sep 2018 *	54	93	1.7	53	0.98
Sep 2017 *	59	110	1.9	66	1.12
Sep 2016 *	60	91	1.5	50	0.83
Sep 2015 *	60	99	1.7	63	1.05
Sep 2014 *	60	94	1.6	66	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 77% · Maths 78% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%105th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Staffordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	67%	3%	105	106
2023/24	57%	7%	103	103
2022/23	61%	5%	104	104

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Springhill Primary Academy
0.7 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Staffordshire

Good2022

1.9applications per place
Chase Terrace Primary School
1.5 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Highfields Primary Academy
1.5 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2024

3.0applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Fulfen Primary School
1.8 km · Staffordshire

Outstanding2023

2.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Watling Street Primary School
2.0 km · Walsall

Good2022

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Holly Grove Primary Academy
2.2 km · Staffordshire

2026

2.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
2.2 km · Walsall

Good2024

1.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149128 · 860/2418
Trust: Primitas Learning Partnership
Capacity: 420 pupils · 608 on roll
Free school meals: 12.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2022
Replaced: Ridgeway Primary School (URN 124214)
Address: Grange Road, Chasetown, Burntwood, WS7 4TU
Local authority: Staffordshire · Lichfield

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