Ridgewood High School is a secondary school located in Stourbridge. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 28/02/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.9%, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Park Road West, Stourbridge

School Information

Address: Park Road West, Stourbridge, DY8 3NQ
Website: http://www.ridgewood.dudley.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01384818445
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Dudley
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rachael Cope
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 141712

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/02/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 900
Number of Pupils: 719
Number of Boys: 339
Number of Girls: 380

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.43 Confidence interval -0.65 to -0.2
Of the 127 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 125 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:65%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:90%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:32%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:41.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.72
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Ridge Primary School
Gregory Road , Wollaston DY8 3NF 		3out of 4 229 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St James's CofE Primary School
Kingsway , Wollaston DY8 4RU 		3out of 4 1,088 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Gig Mill Primary School
The Broadway , Norton DY8 3HL 		3out of 4 1,306 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashwood Park Primary School
Bells Lane , Wordsley DY8 5DJ 		3out of 4 1,816 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Greenfield Primary School
Hill Street , DY8 1AL 		4out of 4 1,858 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ridgewood High School
Park Road West , Wollaston DY8 3NQ 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Old Swinford Hospital
Heath Lane , DY8 1QX 		3out of 4 2,355 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Redhill School
Junction Road , DY8 1JX 		4out of 4 2,588 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King Edward VI College Stourbridge
Lower High Street , DY8 1TD 		- not rated 1,915 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Glasshouse College
Wollaston Road , Amblecote DY8 4HF 		- not rated 1,906 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School Limited
14 Love Lane , DY8 2EA 		- not rated 2,479 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Black Country Wheels School
Units 3 & 4 , Gainsborough Trading Estate DY9 7ND 		- not rated 3,203 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Pens Meadow School
Ridge Hill Site , Buckpool Way DY8 5ST 		3out of 4 3,279 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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