Ridgeway Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 0–11 · Burntwood, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

5.327 miles

Furthest distance (miles): "5.327" · Published by Staffordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Ridgeway Primary Academy is a primary school in Burntwood, Staffordshire for ages 0–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 3 December 2024. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.

Ridgeway Primary 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	5.327 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass

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 5.327 miles, the 3rd longest of 58 Staffordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 1.27 miles).
That distance was further than in 2025 and 2024, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 3 years with a published distance.
Reception 2026 had 57 first-choice applications for 59 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
In 2024/25, 67% 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 Staffordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Grange Road, Chasetown, Burntwood, WS7 4TU
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 0–11
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 608 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 10.7% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 29.1

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 3 December 2024

Strengths

“Pupils certainly are happy and feel safe.”
“They say that adults listen to them and support them with any worries they may have.”
“The school has high expectations of every pupil, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”

To improve

“In a few subjects, pupils struggle to recall what they have learned in the past.”
“This is because in these subjects, staff do not check pupils’ prior knowledge before moving on to new learning.”
“Sometimes, the children do not get the most from the activities they complete on their own.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 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)	67%	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: 57 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 57 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 Staffordshire.

Springhill Primary Academy 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Chase Terrace Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained
Highfields Primary Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good
Fulfen Primary School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Holly Grove Primary Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Boney Hay Primary Academy 1.4 mi Standards maintained
Norton Canes Primary Academy 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published