Ridgeway High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 30 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
- 903 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.0%
- Girls
- 45.0%
- First language not English
- 6.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 56.5%
- Persistent absence
- 42.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.0%
White British 89.5%
Mixed 2.1%
Bangladeshi 1.7%
Other White 1.6%
Other 1.4%
African 1%
Other Asian 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 5%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 25%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.2
Local authority average 45.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.08
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 39 |
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 22 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 13 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 48 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 8 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 29 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 11 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 37 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 8 |
Admissions
Ridgeway High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 178
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 144
- 2nd preference
- 83
- 3rd preference
- 36
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 144
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 197 111 86 |
| Year 8 | 197 104 93 |
| Year 9 | 161 98 63 |
| Year 10 | 173 93 80 |
| Year 11 | 175 91 84 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 69.0% 84.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 47.0% 25.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 39.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 18.0% 19.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.0% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 2.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.9% 3.0% |