Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Swindon, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.433 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy is a primary school in Swindon, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 18 March 2025. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy 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 | 0.433 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 0.433 miles, the 8th shortest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 3.68 miles).
- Reception 2026 had 32 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families and 2 first-choice families (6%) were not offered a place.
- For Reception 2026, 11 of the 57 applications (19%) came from families living outside Wiltshire, and 3 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 58% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wiltshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- The Buffer, Purton, Swindon, SN5 4GT
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 211 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 18 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this warm and welcoming school.”
- “Staff know the pupils and their families well.”
- “They support pupils’ well-being and mental health, which helps them to manage their feelings and emotions.”
To improve
- “However, staff do not use information about what pupils know and remember in some wider curriculum subjects with sufficient precision.”
- “Consequently, some pupils do not build knowledge sequentially in these subjects.”
- “However, in other areas of learning, some pupils move on to more complex tasks too soon before they have secured the necessary foundational skills.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 May 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) | 58% | 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: 32 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 Wiltshire.
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Longleaze Primary School 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Bartholomew's Primary Academy 3.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Noremarsh Junior School 3.9 mi Not judged
- Wootton Bassett Infants' School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Sampson's Church of England Primary School 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Broad Town Church of England Primary School 5.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published