Ridgewood School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Dec 14 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Doncaster
Unique reference
137603
Address
Barnsley Road, Scawsby, DN5 7UB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1457 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
47.5%
Girls
52.5%
First language not English
4.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
17.4%
Persistent absence
22.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 90.5%
Mixed 2.7%
Other White 2.5%
Unclassified 1.2%
African 1%
Chinese 0.8%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.07
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.01
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 15%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 50%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 46.8
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.85
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined)Technical Award28
Speech & DramaTechnical Award28
Art & DesignGCSE58
BiologyGCSE223
Business Studies:SingleGCSE63
ChemistryGCSE223
ChineseGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE29
English LanguageGCSE224
English LiteratureGCSE224
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Ridgewood School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
241
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
218
2nd preference
64
3rd preference
43
From another Local Authority
13
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
212
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
18
To another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
258
120
138
Year 8
239
110
129
Year 9
242
118
124
Year 10
231
110
121
Year 11
226
110
116
Year 12
149
69
80
Year 13
112
55
57
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
84.0%
78.5%
85.6%
Further education
24.0%
30.5%
35.4%
School sixth form
50.0%
27.6%
36.6%
Sixth form college
8.0%
19.4%
13.0%
Other education destinations
2.0%
1.0%
0.5%
Entering employment
6.0%
7.8%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
4.3%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
6.0%
8.1%
5.9%
Destination unknown
SP
1.3%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
68.0%
69.1%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
24.0%
20.8%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
6.0%
1.4%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
4.0%
1.7%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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