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Ridgewood School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Academy

Barnsley Road, Scawsby, Doncaster DN5 7UB · ridgewoodschool.co.uk · 01302 783939

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Dec 2022
GCSEs, 2024/25
49.5
average Attainment 8 score. Doncaster 44.6, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,425
94% of 1,512 places
Local authority
Doncaster
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
21%
First language not English
4.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Leger Education Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 239 families put the school first and 231 places were offered; 94% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 228 (Places 235)228September 2023: 234 (Places 252)234September 2024: 218 (Places 241)218September 2025: 241 (Places 247)241September 2026: 239 (Places 231)239Places 231
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262312391▲94%
September 2025Sept 2025247241198%
September 2024Sept 20242412180.997%
September 2023Sept 20232522340.998%
September 2022Sept 2022235228197%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.5, and 54.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Doncaster it was 44.6, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (30.4 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 47.1 (England 46.3)47.12017/18: 47.3 (England 46.5)47.32018/19: 48.1 (England 46.7)48.12021/22: 48.6 (England 48.8)48.62022/23: 46.8 (England 46.3)46.82023/24: 45.6 (England 45.9)45.62024/25: 49.5 (England 46.0)49.5England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲49.546.0
▲54.5%45.4%
▲75.9%64.8%
▼24.1%40.5%
●4.284.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form50−0.8
Sixth form college3.6−4
Further education34.4+10
Apprenticeship4+1.1
Employment2.7−2.3
Not in a lasting destination4−1.5
Activity not captured1.3−0.4

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 31.0 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 28.9 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 29.7 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 31.3 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 38.0 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 33.6 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 33.3 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 30.4 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
110 studentsC (30.4)Below average -0.28
111 studentsC (30.6)Below average -0.26
89 studentsDist- (30.7)Average +0.05
6 studentsDist+ (40.7)Average +0.33
16.7%AAB or better
89.1%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2496C+ (33.3)+0.14
2022/2393C+ (33.6)—
2021/2286B- (38)—
2018/19119C (31.3)-0.13
2017/18121C (29.7)-0.28
2016/17123C (28.9)-0.32
2015/16124C (31)+0.18

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University58.8+1.7
Further and other education3.4+1.5
Further education2.5—
Other education0.8—
Apprenticeship5.9−3.6
Employment20.2−4.6
Not in a lasting destination9.2+4.4
Activity not captured2.5+0.6

Ofsted

Ridgewood School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 December 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
13 Dec 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2019Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Sept 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (149 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
71%
Replies
149
11% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school▼83% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼80% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼69% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●81% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▼80% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲88% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▼70% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▼87% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●88% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼66% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼69% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 77% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼42% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 38% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼53% agreeEngland 67%

based on 30 parents (20%) with SEND

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