Ridgeway Secondary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good May 7 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Unique reference
- 149437
- Address
- Evesham Road, B96 6BD
- Website
- www.ridgewaysecondary.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 338 (69% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 5.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.2%
- Persistent absence
- 13.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.0%
White British 89.1%
Mixed 4.8%
Other White 2.7%
Pakistani 0.9%
Other Asian 0.6%
Caribbean 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Indian 0.3%
African 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 23%
Local authority average 41%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.9
Local authority average 44.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.17
Local authority average 3.91
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 9 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 30 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 29 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| French | GCSE | 7 |
| Geography | GCSE | 10 |
| History | GCSE | 19 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 30 |
| Polish | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Ridgeway Secondary School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 104
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 88
- 2nd preference
- 46
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 88
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 70 31 39 |
| Year 8 | 112 64 48 |
| Year 9 | 65 41 24 |
| Year 10 | 60 25 35 |
| Year 11 | 31 12 19 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 85.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 56.0% 36.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 17.0% 31.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 8.0% 17.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.2% 3.0% |