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Ridgeway High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Foundation school
Noctorum Avenue, Noctorum, Prenton CH43 9EB · ridgeway.wirral.sch.uk · 0151 678 3322
On the mapSearch near CH43 9EB
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Wirral 45.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 858
- 97% of 885 places
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 60.7%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 104 families put the school first and 129 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 129 | 104 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 178 | 144 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 191 | 148 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 208 | 130 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 179 | 97 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.2, and 25.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wirral it was 45.3, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼25.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼52.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼5.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.09 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2.3 | +1.1 |
| Sixth form college | 19.3 | −7.5 |
| Further education | 55 | +8 |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | −2.5 |
| Employment | 1.8 | −1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.3 | +1 |
| Activity not captured | 5.8 | +0.4 |
Ofsted
Ridgeway High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 30 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 30 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Sept 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (26 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 26
- 3% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on the 65% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (50%) with SEND