Ridgeway Academy is a secondary school located in Welwyn Garden City.
According to Ofsted inspection, the school's
overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 13/09/2017.
The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.5%,
which is 2.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.
School Information
Address:
Herns Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AF
Website:
Telephone:
01707351350
School Type:
Academy sponsor led
Education phase:
Secondary
Local authority:
Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal:
Mrs Sarah Mitcherson
Religious character:
Does not apply
Admissions policy:
Non-selective
Unique reference:
146305
Ofsted Inspection
Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness
Ofsted inspection date: 13/09/2017
Pupils
Information
Age Range:
11 - 18
Gender:
Mixed
School Capacity:
1220
Number of Pupils:
844
Number of Boys:
465
Number of Girls:
379
Absence
School
England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:
6.5%
4%
Persistent absence:
18.4%
8.2%
Education - Secondary
Progress 8 score
Average: -0.23
Confidence interval -0.51 to 0.06
Of the 82 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 78 are included in this
measure.
