Ridgefield Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in Cambridge, United Kingdom with 205 pupils, part of The City of Cambridge Education Foundation. As of 11 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Site Assistant / Cleaner / Key Holder (closes 13 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Victoria Trew, Headteacher
Trust or group
The City of Cambridge Education Foundation
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
205 pupils · 54% girls · 21.5% eligible for free school meals · 33.2% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
15 (7.3%) on SEN support · 12 (5.9%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Ridgefield Primary School is looking for a reliable, practical and enthusiastic person to join our team in this newly created role.This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
80%
23%
2023/24
80%
10%
2022/23
81%
16%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
18 April 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
9.0
22.8
–
0
£35,168
2024/25
10.1
22.4
40%
0
£45,799
2023/24
11.1
20.9
27%
0
£43,143
2022/23
11.7
20.8
18%
0
£38,800
2021/22
10.7
21.1
0%
0
£39,222
2020/21
10.6
23.2
0%
0
£36,054
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
11.0
21.8
24%
0
£36,621
2018/19
11.0
21.2
5%
0
£35,637
2017/18
10.9
21.2
4%
0
£35,197
2016/17
10.0
22.0
25%
0
£33,224
2015/16
12.0
20.6
25%
0
£33,106
2014/15
11.6
20.2
0%
0
£33,576
2013/14
11.6
19.7
17%
0
£32,790
2012/13
13.2
16.7
27%
0
£29,752
2011/12
12.3
17.4
42%
0
£31,493
2010/11
11.0
19.7
43%
0
£34,083
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
5.3%
1.1%
12.0%
2.2%
2024/25
5.5%
1.2%
12.2%
1.7%
2023/24
5.8%
1.0%
13.9%
0.5%
2022/23
6.4%
1.0%
21.7%
0.5%
2021/22
4.8%
0.7%
14.4%
0.0%
2020/21
5.7%
0.4%
18.2%
0.0%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
4.0%
1.2%
10.3%
0.0%
2017/18
4.0%
1.4%
12.4%
0.6%
2016/17
4.0%
1.1%
8.3%
1.7%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
6 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 1 teaching, 4 support, 1 leadership. Most often advertised: Administrator, Class Teacher, Headteacher. Last advertised October 2026.
Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere.
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.