Ridgeway Secondary School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Worcestershire
Evesham Road, Redditch, B96 6BD
63
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 07/05/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.9%
13.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
432
Capacity used
Has space72%
600 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
88 of 88 families who put it first got an offer
104
Places offered
146
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 88 | 88 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 46 | 14 | ● 30% |
| 3rd preference | 11 | 1 | ● 9% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 146 | 103 | 71% |
1st preference success by year
Worcestershire lets families list 3 preferences. 8 applications came from outside the council area (4 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
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jack Worton
- Address
- Evesham Road, Redditch, B96 6BD
- Phone
- 01527892867
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Astwood Bank & Feckenham · Redditch
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149437
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 15% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SHIRES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
432 pupils · 600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
07 May 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 354 pupils
Attendance
93.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
13.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
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 | 44.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.43 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.97 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 33% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 54.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 80.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 22.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.18 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 31 | — |
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 | 30 | 3% | 67% | 87% | |
| Combined Science | 30 | 10% | 70% | 87% | |
| English Language | 30 | 17% | 70% | 87% | |
| English Literature | 29 | 21% | 69% | 97% | |
| History | 19 | 16% | 58% | 74% | |
| Design & Technology | 19 | 0% | 32% | 42% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 19 | 11% | 42% | 53% | |
| Physical Education | 15 | 20% | 40% | 60% | |
| Geography | 10 | 10% | 20% | 40% | |
| Art and Design | 9 | 0% | 89% | 100% | |
| French | 7 | 0% | 71% | 86% | |
| Polish | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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 Worcestershire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
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.