Primary school in Sheffield, Derbyshire
Ridgeway Primary School
Main Road, Ridgeway, Sheffield, Derbyshire, S12 3XR
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 May 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Places
- 210
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for North East Derbyshire 002D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 30%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 22%
- Households owning their home
- 74%
- Households in social housing
- 17%
- Households with no car
- 11%
- Adults economically inactive
- 45%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- LEARNERS' TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Iain Wilson
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Ward
- Ridgeway & Marsh Lane
- Constituency
- North East Derbyshire
- URN
- 151759
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birley Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 62% | 0.8 mi |
| St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 81% | 1 mi |
| Birley Spa Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2023 | 63% | 1.1 mi |
| Charnock Hall Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 71% | 1.2 mi |
| Mosborough Primary SchoolCommunity school | Outstanding 2023 | 69% | 1.2 mi |
| Rainbow Forge Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 45% | 1.4 mi |
| Marsh Lane Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 90% | 1.7 mi |
| Gleadless Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2022 | 49% | 1.7 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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