Ridgewood High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Dudley
Park Road West, Stourbridge, DY8 3NQ
65
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 03/07/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.6%
23.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
641
Capacity used
Has space71%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
113 of 113 families who put it first got an offer
141
Places offered
293
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 113 | 113 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 113 | 23 | ● 20% |
| 3rd preference | 42 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 25 | 1 | ● 4% |
| Total | 293 | 138 | 47% |
1st preference success by year
Dudley lets families list 5 preferences. 12 applications came from outside the council area (3 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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- James Cannon
- Address
- Park Road West, Wollaston, Stourbridge, DY8 3NQ
- Phone
- 01384958981
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Ward / constituency
- Norton · Stourbridge
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141712
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 28% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: STOUR VALE ACADEMY TRUST
641 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
03 July 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 627 pupils
Attendance
91.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
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 | 45.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.06 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.86 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 41.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 68.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 21.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 101 | — |
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.
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 | 101 | 8% | 47% | 74% | |
| English Language | 101 | 11% | 48% | 71% | |
| English Literature | 101 | 13% | 53% | 74% | |
| Combined Science | 85 | 5% | 36% | 64% | |
| History | 68 | 28% | 53% | 71% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 44 | 20% | 68% | 80% | |
| Religious Studies | 40 | 35% | 65% | 70% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 36 | 6% | 47% | 69% | |
| Geography | 34 | 6% | 29% | 41% | |
| Design & Technology | 31 | 6% | 52% | 65% | |
| French | 21 | 38% | 67% | 76% | |
| Computer Science | 21 | 14% | 48% | 71% |
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 Dudley 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.