Ridgefield Primary School, Cambridge

From the headteacher's welcome: "Ridgefield is a thriving, inclusive learning community in the heart of Cambridge where every child is valued and inspired to reach their full potential. We believe that when children feel safe, happy and genuinely excited about learning remarkable things can happen."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Ridgefield Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Cambridgeshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 80% in reading and 93% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 43 families put Ridgefield Primary School as their first choice and 99 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 13 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ridgefield Primary School are Morley Memorial Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 83% reading, 74% maths); St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 71% reading, 71% maths); The Spinney Primary School (0.8 miles, Requires improvement, 79% reading, 79% maths); and Queen Emma Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 84% reading, 87% maths).

Ridgefield Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Ridgefield Primary School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

33.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (36%), Mixed (12%) and Asian (11%).

In 2026, 15 pupils (7.3%) received SEN support and 12 (5.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Cambridge Rail Station, about 990 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Birdwood Road (opposite), 200 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 366 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cambridgeshire (57), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Ridgefield Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 2.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Ridgefield Primary School are Coleridge Community College (under 0.1 miles), St Bede's Inter-Church School (0.5 miles), The Netherhall School (1 mile) and Parkside Community College (1.3 miles).