Ridgeway Primary School
Southcote Road, South Croydon, CR2 0EQ
626 pupils · 88% of 708 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Free school meals
- 4.2%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 6 March 2024, published 12 May 2024. 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 | 70% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.9 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 80 | 72 | 234 | 80 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 90 | 90 | 259 | 90 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 89 | 85 | 266 | 89 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 90 | 82 | 265 | 90 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 91 | 116 | 317 | 91 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 90 | 109 | 313 | 90 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 90 | 86 | 275 | 90 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 90 | 99 | 341 | 90 |
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
- Purley Oaks Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- St Peter's Primary School 1.4 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Gresham Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Harris Primary Academy Haling Park 1.7 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 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.