Ridgeway Primary Academy
The Ridgeway, Market Harborough, LE16 7HQ
234 pupils · 74% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- LEARN ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Free school meals
- 11.5%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 19 April 2026. 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 | 59% |
| 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?
Usually has places available — 0.9 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 20 | 18 | 89 | 20 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 33 | 112 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 32 | 30 | 88 | 31 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 39 | 38 | 100 | 39 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 40 | 40 | 78 | 40 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 29 | 28 | 50 | 29 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 22 | 20 | 47 | 22 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 38 | 38 | 66 | 38 |
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
- Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Market Harborough Church of England Academy 1.1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Meadowdale Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Little Bowden School 1.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Wellington Place Primary School 1.9 km · No Ofsted rating
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.