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Ridgeway Secondary School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy

Evesham Road, Redditch B96 6BD · ridgewaysecondary.org.uk · 01527 892867

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected May 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
47
average Attainment 8 score. Worcestershire 44.2, England 46
Last distance offered
3.92 mi
6.31 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Worcestershire Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
432
72% of 600 places
Local authority
Worcestershire
Sixth form
No
Free school meals
15.1%
First language not English
3.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Shires Multi Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 3.92 mi (6.31 km) from the school. Source: Worcestershire Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 111 families put the school first and 112 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 15 (Places 77)15September 2023: 36 (Places 92)36September 2024: 49 (Places 56)49September 2025: 88 (Places 104)88September 2026: 111 (Places 112)111Places 112
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026112111192%
September 2025Sept 2025104880.8100%
September 2024Sept 202456490.9100%
September 2023Sept 202392360.494%
September 2022Sept 202277150.2100%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20263.92 mi6.31 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47, and 54.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Worcestershire it was 44.2, and across England 46.

In 2018/19, 47% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard.

Key stage 2 results

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

15/1616/1717/1818/192015/16: 44% (England 53%)44%2016/17: 61% (England 61%)61%2017/18: 57% (England 64%)57%2018/19: 47% (England 65%)47%England 65%
2018/19TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼47%65%
▼4%11%
Average scaled score
▼101104
●103105
▼101106

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 139029)

Progress scores 2018/19: reading -3.70, writing -6.00, maths -2.90

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252022/23: 35.6 (England 46.3)35.62023/24: 44.4 (England 45.9)44.42024/25: 47.0 (England 46.0)47.0England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●4746
▲54.8%45.4%
▲80.6%64.8%
▼22.6%40.5%
●4.184.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 139029)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form7.5−6.6
Sixth form college15.1+9.5
Further education60.4−1.6
Apprenticeship7.5+4.7
Not in a lasting destination3.8−0.4
Activity not captured5.7+4.3

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Ridgeway Secondary School on 7 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
7 May 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding

Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Oct 2021

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 139029), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jun 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Oct 2021Inadequate
    Quality of educationInadequate
    Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
    Personal developmentInadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    SafeguardingNot effective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139029)

Before September 2019

  • May 2018Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139029)

  • May 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139029)

  • Jun 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139029)

What parents said

95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (99 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
95%
Replies
99
29% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲95% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲96% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲96% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲96% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲91% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲94% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲98% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲90% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲90% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 70% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲71% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 24% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲93% agreeEngland 67%

based on 29 parents (29%) with SEND

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