Ridgeway High School is a secondary school located in Prenton. 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 22/11/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.1%, which is 3.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Noctorum Avenue, Prenton, CH43 9EB
Website: www.ridgeway.wirral.sch.uk
Telephone: 01516783322
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wirral
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Gavin Sterry
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 105097

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 885
Number of Pupils: 826
Number of Boys: 478
Number of Girls: 348

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.08 Confidence interval -0.3 to 0.14
Of the 137 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 135 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:33%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:89%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:19%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:41.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.07
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre
New Hey Road , Woodchurch CH49 8HB
4out of 4 777 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
St Peter's Way , Noctorum CH43 9QR
3out of 4 541 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Hillside Primary School
Ridgeview Road , CH43 9HG
3out of 4 624 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Fender Primary School
New Hey Road , Woodchurch CH49 8HB
2out of 4 777 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Townfield Primary School
Townfield Lane , CH43 2LH
3out of 4 780 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
New Hey Road , Upton CH49 5LE
3out of 4 1,100 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ridgeway High School
Noctorum Avenue , Noctorum CH43 9EB
2out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Woodchurch High School
Carr Bridge Road , Woodchurch CH49 7NG
3out of 4 609 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Upton Hall School FCJ
Upton , CH49 6LJ
4out of 4 2,041 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
St Anselm's College
Manor Hill , CH43 1UQ
3out of 4 2,118 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Birkenhead Park School
Park Road South , CH43 4UY
2out of 4 2,542 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birkenhead Sixth Form College
Park Road West , Claughton CH43 8SQ
- not rated 2,223 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birkenhead High School Academy
86 Devonshire Place , CH43 1TY
4out of 4 1,900 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Foxfield School
New Hey Road , CH49 5LF
3out of 4 912 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Gilbrook School
Glebe Hey Road , Woodchurch CH49 8HE
4out of 4 1,409 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Meadowside School
Pool Lane , Woodchurch CH49 5LA
2out of 4 1,410 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Birkenhead School
58 Beresford Road , Oxton CH43 2JD
- not rated 1,418 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Prenton Preparatory School
Mount Pleasant , Oxton CH43 5SY
- not rated 2,138 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.