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Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy

Primary Academy school in Swindon SN5 4GT

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  • School Reference Number: 142321
  • Address: The Buffer, Purton, Swindon SN5 4GT
  • Principal: Mrs Laura Gibbard
  • Telephone: 01793 677471
  • Website: ridgewayfarmcea.org
  • Managing Organisation: The Blue Kite Academy Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy sponsor led
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 210
  • Local Education Authority: Wiltshire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 4 to 11
  • Religious Ethos: Christian
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: September 2016* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

Further Information

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 14/05/2019

Rating published on 06/06/2019

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
14 May 2019 7 June 2019 Full inspection Good

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Unique Reference Number142321
Local Authority Code865
Local Authority NameWiltshire
Establishment Number2026
School / College NameRidgeway Farm CofE Academy
Establishment Type Code28
Establishment typeAcademy sponsor led
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-09-2016
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low4
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code02
Religious characterChurch of England
Religious ethosChurch of England
Diocese CodeCE05
DioceseDiocese of Bristol
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity210
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils214
Number of Boys111
Number of Girls103
Percentage Free School Meals11.70
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code16016
Academy trust or TrustTHE BLUE KITE ACADEMY TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorThe Blue Kite Academy Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10058095
FEHE Identifier
Further education type
Last Changed Date31-12-2024
StreetThe Buffer
LocalityPurton
Address3
TownSwindon
County (name)Wiltshire
PostcodeSN5 4GT
Websitewww.ridgewayfarmcea.org
Telephone01793677471
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameLaura
Headteacher/Principal last nameGibbard
Headteacher/Principal Job TitlePrincipal
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeK
Government Office RegionSouth West
District CodeE06000054
DistrictWiltshire
Ward CodeE05013457
WardPurton
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001482
Parliamentary ConstituencySouth Cotswolds
Urban/Rural CodeF1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
GSS LA CodeE06000054
Easting411343
Northing186989
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Wiltshire 003
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Wiltshire 003F
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN10093278801
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02006646
LSOA CodeE01034521
Free School Meals25
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN142321
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/142321
LAESTAB8652026
School nameRidgeway Farm CofE Academy
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationAcademy Sponsor Led
School open date01/09/2016
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterChurch of England
Religious ethosChurch of England
Faith groupingChristian
Ofsted regionSouth West
RegionSouth West
Local authorityWiltshire
Parliamentary constituencySouth Cotswolds
Multi-academy trust UID2894
Multi-academy trust nameDiocese of Bristol Academies Trust
Academy sponsor UID2895
Academy sponsor nameDiocese of Bristol Academies Trust
PostcodeSN5 4GT
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile3
Total number of pupils214
Statutory lowest age4
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10088269
Inspection typeAcademy First Section 5
Inspection type groupingAcademy First Section 5
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date14/05/2019
Publication date06/06/2019
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection142321
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8652026
School name at time of latest graded inspectionRidgeway Farm CofE Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Current school type used for chart C6Academy sponsor led
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberN/A
Previous inspection start dateN/A
Previous publication dateN/A
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of previous graded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspectionN/A
School name at time of previous graded inspectionN/A
School type at time of previous graded inspectionN/A
Previous graded inspection overall effectivenessN/A
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementN/A
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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