Ridgeway School
Special schoolRidgeway School is a special school in Bedford, for pupils aged 2 to 19. It had 125 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, April 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 2 April 2025
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, 0% of pupils at Ridgeway School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Bedford and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Bedford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 3% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 103 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Bedford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 44.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 41.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 62% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 7 | – | – |
- Ridgeway School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- 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.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 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- Kempston AcademySecondary. Standards maintained, October 2024. Attainment 8 of 38.4 (2025/26, provisional)120 m
- Balliol Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2022. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)580 m
- Kempston Rural Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)860 m
- Greys Education CentrePupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), February 20241.1 km
- Rivertree Free SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.4 km
- Bedford Road Primary AcademyPrimary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Bedford
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).