Ridgeway Primary Academy
Primary schoolRidgeway Primary Academy is a primary school in South Tyneside, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 452 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 3 February 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 51% of pupils at Ridgeway Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in South Tyneside and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | South Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Epinay Business and Enterprise SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, June 2023800 m
- Harton AcademySecondary. Good (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 43.2 (2025/26, provisional)860 m
- Harton Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South ShieldsPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- St Wilfrid's RC CollegeSecondary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 46.0 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
- Park View SchoolSpecial. Good (overall), June 20241.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in South Tyneside
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).