Ridgefield Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 4–11 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.908 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
Ridgefield Primary School is a primary school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire for ages 4–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 19 April 2023. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Ridgefield 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 | 0.908 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.43 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.349 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.478 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.443 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.364 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.29 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.514 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 0.908 miles from the school, the 18th shortest of 62 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 1.74 miles).
- The Reception last distance for 2026 was further than in 2025 and in 2018, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 8 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 had 43 first-choice applications for 30 offers: 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 13 first-choice families (30%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Cambridgeshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cambridgeshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Radegund Road, Cambridge, CB1 3RL
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 205 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 19 April 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at this diverse, inclusive school enjoying learning and are kept safe.”
- “They learn in a purposeful, kind and respectful environment.”
- “Pupils respond well to staff’s high expectations for learning and behaviour.”
To improve
- “However, teachers do not always spot when pupils are ready to learn more challenging content or to apply what they know in a different context.”
- “This slows the progress of some pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 2023 (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) | 80% | 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: 43 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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 Cambridgeshire.
- Morley Memorial Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Spinney Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Queen Emma Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Queen Edith Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Pauls CofE VA Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Matthew's Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published