The Ridgeway Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Reading
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Reading Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2023–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
The Ridgeway Primary School is a primary school in Reading for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 7 January 2025. Reading has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
The Ridgeway Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Of its pupils, 38.7% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 30.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Reading.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 21 of the 37 other Reading primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 28 first-choice applications for 30 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Reading schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hillbrow, Reading, RG2 8JD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Reading
- Pupils on roll
- 362 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 7 January 2025
Strengths
- “The Ridgeway Primary is an inclusive place with a strong caring ethos.”
- “The school has high expectations for its pupils across all aspects of school life.”
- “Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), learn well across subjects.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, staff focus on the completion of activities, rather than how well pupils understand and apply their learning.”
- “This can lead to teachers setting activities that do not help pupils practise the right knowledge.”
- “Consequently, pupils can be introduced to new concepts before they are ready, and their recall is not as strong.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 31 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 54% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 28 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Reading.
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Geoffrey Field Infant School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Geoffrey Field Junior School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- The Palmer Primary Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Redlands Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- New Christ Church Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Alfred Sutton Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published