Ridgeway Secondary School is a secondary school located in Redditch. 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 03/05/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is below average, progress in reading and progress in writing are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.8%, which is 2.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Evesham Road, Redditch

School Information

Address: Evesham Road, Redditch, B96 6BD
Website: http://www.ridgewaysecondary.org.uk
Telephone: 01527892867
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Worcestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr MICHAEL BENNETT
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139029

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/05/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 600
Number of Pupils: 382
Number of Boys: 212
Number of Girls: 170

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 21.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -3.7 Confidence interval -5.1 to -2.3
Writing
Well Below Average: -6 Confidence interval -7.4 to -4.7
Maths
Below Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -4.1 to -1.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:47%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Astwood Bank Primary School
Church Road , Astwood Bank B96 6EH 		4out of 4 1,310 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Feckenham CofE First School
School Lane , Feckenham B96 6QD 		- not rated 3,212 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ridgeway Secondary School
Evesham Road , Astwood Bank B96 6BD 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Augustine's Catholic High School
Stonepits Lane , Hunt End B97 5LX 		4out of 4 2,722 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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