Ridgeway Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Market Harborough, Leicestershire
Ridgeway Primary Academy is a primary school in Market Harborough, Leicestershire for ages 3–11 (academy converter).
Key facts
- Address
- The Ridgeway, Market Harborough, LE16 7HQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Leicestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 234 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 February 2026
Strengths
- “Ridgeway Primary Academy is an improving school.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school, so they attend regularly.”
- “They value the well-established positive ethos at the school.”
To improve
- “Pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “The quality of teaching they receive is variable, and, as a result, pupils do not learn the curriculum as well as they could.”
- “However, the support they receive to help reduce the barriers they face is inconsistent.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 April 2026 (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) | 59% | 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: 18 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 18 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicestershire.
- Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Market Harborough Church of England Academy 0.7 mi Standards maintained
- Meadowdale Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi Standards maintained
- Little Bowden School 1.0 mi Not judged
- Wellington Place Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Farndon Fields Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good
- Lubenham All Saints Church of England Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next