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
- 576 (66% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.8%
- Girls
- 54.2%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.9%
- Persistent absence
- 19.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.4%
White British 85.6%
Unclassified 6.3%
Mixed 5.3%
Other 1%
Other White 0.9%
Pakistani 0.5%
Indian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.19
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.3
Local authority average 42.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.42
Local authority average 3.56
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 1 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 42 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 27 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 24 |
| English Language | GCSE | 142 |
Admissions
Ridgewood High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 126
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 110
- 2nd preference
- 82
- 3rd preference
- 41
- From another Local Authority
- 10
Offers
- 1st preference
- 110
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 111 53 58 |
| Year 8 | 111 50 61 |
| Year 9 | 133 54 79 |
| Year 10 | 104 49 55 |
| Year 11 | 117 58 59 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 85.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 47.0% 55.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 12.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 38.0% 17.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% |