Ridgewood High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 3 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Unique reference
- 141712
- Address
- Park Road West, Wollaston, DY8 3NQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 603 (64% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.4%
- Girls
- 54.6%
- First language not English
- 1.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.7%
- Persistent absence
- 21.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.9%
White British 85.9%
Mixed 5.7%
Unclassified 4.8%
Pakistani 1.3%
Other White 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Indian 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.9
Local authority average 42.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.89
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 15 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 15 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 31 |
| Dance | GCSE | 7 |
| English Language | GCSE | 101 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 101 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 44 |
| French | GCSE | 21 |
Admissions
Ridgewood High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 141
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 113
- 2nd preference
- 113
- 3rd preference
- 42
- From another Local Authority
- 12
Offers
- 1st preference
- 113
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 137 69 68 |
| Year 8 | 113 52 61 |
| Year 9 | 115 50 65 |
| Year 10 | 136 55 81 |
| Year 11 | 102 48 54 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 84.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 60.0% 59.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 12.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 17.0% 12.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.2% 3.0% |