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Ridgefield Primary School

Cambridge, CB1 3RL · Cambridgeshire · primary school

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Ofsted: Good · 2023 Inspected 3 years ago Mixed Primary
7.7/10 Above average

15th of 197 primary schools in Cambridgeshire we can score, 210 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 9.6/10 against 3,285 of them, against 9.0/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 80.0 · 88 40% 3.51
Ofsted 52 35% 1.81
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 23.0 · 95 25% 2.37

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 80.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. A further 23.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in June 2023. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (9.6 out of 10 against similar schools, 9.0 out of 10 against all schools).

Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join Latin Club and Tae Kwon-Do, or take group tuition in brass, guitar, piano, and vocalisation. An after-school club is available, but there is no breakfast club.

Getting in. The school has 205 pupils in a capacity of 210, leaving 5 spare places. With so few vacancies, places are likely to be competitive for new applicants.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who arrive without a breakfast club? What specific steps are taken to secure a place when only 5 remain? How does the Latin Club integrate with the wider curriculum?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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