Ridgeway Primary Academy
Academy converter primary school in Market Harborough (Leicestershire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Thank you for visiting our website and welcome to Ridgeway Primary Academy, a popular school within the market town of Market Harborough. We are committed to providing an excellent education for all and forging exceptional individuals. We offer a broad and varied curriculum alongside a range of extra-curricular activities and excellent sporting opportunities.
Our Breakfast Club provides a healthy breakfast and fun activities for children from 7.45am each morning, while our Afterschool Club ensures full wraparound care for your child until 6pm. A team of skilled, dedicated teachers work closely with support staff to provide an excellent learning environment and learning opportunities that engage and motivate all children.
They are supported in their work by a committed governing body with high aspirations. At Ridgeway we strongly believe that education is a partnership between home and school. We seek to work closely with parents to enable children to achieve all they are capable of in all spheres of education.
We hope you find our website interesting and informative and that it gives you a flavour of life at Ridgeway.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Learning
- Trip to Rockingham Castle
- Trip to Tropical Bird Land
- Trip to National Space Centre
- Trip to New Walk Museum
- Trip to the Old Grammar School
- Forest School
Awards
6 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- Music MarkMusic
- School Games MarkSport
- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Woodland TrustRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 138347
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Constituency
- Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (5 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Moor Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sally Applebee | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mrs Hardip Pickering | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Ashley Raine | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Elspeth Williams | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Justine Louise Lawrence | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Ms Judy Rowley Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Victoria Creighton Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record