Establishment Ridgeway School

URN: 109742

Community special school

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• Address: Hill Rise, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 7EB
• Local authority: Bedford (822)
• Headteacher/Principal: Mr Joe Creswick (Executive Head)
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Phase of education: Not applicable
• School type: Community special school
• Gender of entry: Mixed
• ID: URN: 109742, DfE number: 822/7012; UKPRN: 10017325
• Establishment status: Open
• Admissions policy: Not applicable
• Website: http://www.ridgewayschool.org.uk/ (opens in new tab)
• Telephone: 01234402402
• Ofsted rating: Good (Last inspection: 7 November 2019) ; Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• Data from other services:
  • Not applicable
• Religious character: Does not apply
• Diocese: Not applicable
• Boarders: No boarders
• Nursery provision: Has Nursery Classes
• Official sixth form: Has a sixth form
• School capacity: 95
• Number of pupils: 104
• Open date: Not recorded
• Reason establishment opened: Not applicable
• Closed date: Not recorded
• Reason establishment closed: Not applicable
• Special classes: Has Special Classes
• Number of pupils eligible for free school meals: 27
• Percentage of children eligible for free school meals: 31.8%
• Date last changed/confirmed: 23 September 2024
• Type of SEN provision: VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, PD - Physical Disability and MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
• Type of resourced provision: Not applicable

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Chair of governors

Name	Appointed by	From	To
Bernie Crease	Appointed by GB/board	28 September 2021	27 September 2025

Governors

Name	Appointed by	From	To
Amy Bowie	Elected by school staff	13 November 2023	12 November 2027
Babita Khetriwal	Appointed by GB/board	20 September 2023	19 September 2027
Bradley Wootton	Appointed by GB/board	22 September 2022	21 September 2026
Caroline Watson	Appointed by GB/board	22 September 2022	21 September 2026
Handre Schmidt	Appointed by GB/board	22 September 2022	21 September 2026
Nicki Hooker	Appointed by GB/board	25 November 2020	24 November 2024

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• Government office region (GOR): East of England
• District: Bedford
• Ward: Kempston West
• Parliamentary constituency: Bedford
• Urban/rural description: (England/Wales) Urban city and town
• Government Statistical Service (GSS) local authority code: E06000055
• Easting: 502114
• Northing: 246686
• Unique property reference number (UPRN): 100081210379
• Middle super output area (MSOA): Bedford 018
• Lower super output area (LSOA): Bedford 018C

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Free school meals

This field is not editable by establishment users as it is populated by the DfE using the underlying data from the schools, pupils and their characteristics statistical release published each summer. The figures used are the performance table figures which ensures GIAS and the Find and Compare Schools in England service are consistent.

This information is compiled from the data returned by establishments for their establishment's situation on the third Thursday in January, in the spring school census data collection return.

This field shows whether a pupil's family have claimed eligibility for free school meals as reported in the annual spring school census. Pupils or their parents are able to claim free school meals if they receive a qualifying benefit. This field does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but the percentage of those who are eligible to receive them.

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