Ridgeway Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–7 · Derby
Ridgeway Infant School is a primary school in Derby for ages 4–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 26 April 2023. Derby has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Uplands Avenue, Littleover, Derby, DE23 1GG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Derby
- Pupils on roll
- 229 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 26 April 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders have established a genuine sense of community at this school.”
- “Parents and carers are warmly welcomed, with events such as the termly ‘tea and toast’ breakfast sessions.”
- “Staff make breakfast for them and engage with families.”
To improve
- “The exception to this, during the previous academic year, was in writing.”
- “However, in a few subjects, teachers are not checking what pupils can remember well enough.”
- “However, despite their enjoyment in attending the school, too many pupils are persistently absent.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 75 first-preference applications, 80 offers in total, 75 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2026, as Derby published it, drawn on the map
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derby.
- Gayton Junior School 0.0 mi School remains Good
- St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Akaal Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Griffe Field Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Grampian Primary Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School 0.8 mi Not judged
- Village Primary Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published