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Ridgewood High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Park Road West, Wollaston, Stourbridge DY8 3NQ · ridgewood.dudley.sch.uk · 01384 958981
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46
- average Attainment 8 score. Dudley 43, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 641
- 71% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 27.8%
- First language not English
- 2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 111 families put the school first and 118 places were offered; 96% 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 | 118 | 111 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 141 | 113 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 126 | 110 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 107 | 94 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 103 | 92 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46, and 41.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Dudley it was 43, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46 | 46 | ||
| ▼41.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲68.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼21.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.90 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 6 | +2.8 |
| Sixth form college | 26.7 | +5.4 |
| Further education | 56 | −4.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.9 | −2.3 |
| Employment | 0.9 | −1.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6 | +0.8 |
| Activity not captured | 3.4 | −0.5 |
Ofsted
Ridgewood High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 3 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 3 Jul 2023
- 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, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
- Jun 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
- Dec 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Feb 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (69 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 69
- 12% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied