Ridgeway High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 31 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Unique reference
- 105097
- Address
- Noctorum Avenue, Noctorum, CH43 9EB
- Website
- www.ridgeway.wirral.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 898 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.5%
- Girls
- 44.5%
- First language not English
- 4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 54.6%
- Persistent absence
- 27.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.8%
White British 91.5%
Mixed 2%
Other White 1.4%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Other Asian 0.8%
African 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.3
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 49%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 23%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.4
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.84
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 26 |
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 38 |
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 7 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 39 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 37 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 7 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 1 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 57 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 9 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 40 |
Admissions
Ridgeway High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 191
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 148
- 2nd preference
- 91
- 3rd preference
- 53
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 148
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 206 110 96 |
| Year 8 | 165 103 62 |
| Year 9 | 176 96 80 |
| Year 10 | 179 91 88 |
| Year 11 | 172 98 74 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 87.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 47.0% 21.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 47.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 27.0% 17.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 5.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% |