Ridgeway Primary Academy
Grange Road, Burntwood, WS7 4TU
608 pupils · 145% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 0–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- PRIMITAS LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Free school meals
- 12.2%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 December 2024, published 26 January 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 67% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 57 | 91 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 64 | 98 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 58 | 97 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 58 | 57 | 91 | 58 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Springhill Primary Academy 0.7 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Chase Terrace Primary School 1.5 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Highfields Primary Academy 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Fulfen Primary School 1.8 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Watling Street Primary School 2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.