Ridgewood School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Doncaster
Barnsley Road, Doncaster, DN5 7UB
65
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 13/12/2022
Application demand
98%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.2%
18.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,425
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
1,512 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
98%
1st preference success rate
236 of 241 families who put it first got an offer
247
Places offered
392
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 241 | 236 | ● 98% |
| 2nd preference | 102 | 5 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 49 | 6 | ● 12% |
| Total | 392 | 247 | 63% |
1st preference success by year
Doncaster lets families list 3 preferences. 15 applications came from outside the council area (7 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Andrew Peirson
- Address
- Barnsley Road, Scawsby, Doncaster, DN5 7UB
- Phone
- 01302783939
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Ward / constituency
- Roman Ridge · Doncaster North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137603
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LEGER EDUCATION TRUST
1,425 pupils · 1,512 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
13 December 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,244 pupils
Attendance
93.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.26 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.84 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.26 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 54.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 75.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 24.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.28 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 224 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.37 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 16.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 110 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 224 | 29% | 60% | 80% | |
| English Language | 224 | 21% | 62% | 81% | |
| English Literature | 223 | 13% | 50% | 68% | |
| Combined Science | 174 | 3% | 36% | 60% | |
| History | 142 | 27% | 50% | 61% | |
| Geography | 98 | 26% | 57% | 80% | |
| Spanish | 65 | 23% | 68% | 77% | |
| Art and Design | 53 | 9% | 55% | 79% | |
| Biology | 50 | 44% | 94% | 100% | |
| Physics | 50 | 46% | 96% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 50 | 42% | 98% | 100% | |
| Religious Studies | 42 | 36% | 64% | 74% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 29 | 7% | 28% | 41% | |
| History | 21 | 0% | 24% | 57% | |
| Geography | 21 | 5% | 24% | 48% | |
| Psychology | 21 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| English Language | 20 | 0% | 5% | 25% | |
| Sociology | 16 | 6% | 19% | 31% | |
| Economics | 13 | 0% | 15% | 46% | |
| Physics | 11 | 9% | 9% | 27% | |
| Art and Design | 11 | 9% | 27% | 36% | |
| Design and Technology (Engineering) | 11 | 0% | 0% | 18% | |
| Spanish | 10 | 0% | 10% | 40% | |
| Biology | 9 | 0% | 22% | 33% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 16052: Ridgewood School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 57% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 10% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 59% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Doncaster council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.