Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy

The Buffer, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 4GT

Not rated

Inspected 18 March 2025 · no overall grade

No overall grade

Ofsted

58%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

4–11

Ages

208

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy sponsor led

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Wiltshire →
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 4–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 208 / 210 (99%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Church of England
Last Ofsted Inspection: 18 March 2025

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

12.0%

Disadvantaged

10.6%

EAL

8.7%

SEN support

11.1%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

58%

Expected standard (RWM)

Higher standard (RWM)

105

Avg reading score

102

Avg maths score

Attendance

4.5%

Overall absence

9.8%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +1.7 vs 2023/24

20.8

Pupils per teacher

↓ -5.0 vs 2023/24

13.91

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -0.1 vs 2023/24

£43,736

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 25% on leadership pay

↑ +£4,333 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£4,721

Spend per pupil

£4,928

Income per pupil

38%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.