Outwood Academy AdwickRidgewood School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Doncaster.

Summary of the comparison

Outwood Academy Adwick and Ridgewood School are secondary schools in Doncaster.

  • Outwood Academy Adwick scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Ridgewood School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Ridgewood School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Outwood Academy Adwick was judged Good and Ridgewood School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.7 for Outwood Academy Adwick and 49.5 for Ridgewood School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Outwood Academy Adwick (44.2 in 2021-22, 43.7 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Ridgewood School (48.6 in 2021-22, 49.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Outwood Academy Adwick versus Ridgewood School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DoncasterOutwood Academy AdwickDoncasterRidgewood SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100C59/100Stronger figure
Local ranking16th of 20 in Doncaster 9th of 20 in Doncaster Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,117 1,453
Capacity1,300 1,512
LocationDoncaster, DN6 7SF Doncaster, DN5 7UB
GCSE results
Attainment 843.7 49.5 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths41.5% 54.5% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths64.4% 75.9% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc23.4% 24.1% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.71 4.28 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort188 224
A-level results
A-level entries22 110
A-level average points22.6 30.4 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeD+ C
Best 3 A-levels points23.3 34.5 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects10.0% 16.7% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,117 1,453
Free school meals (ever 6)40.3% 21.4%
English as an additional language5.8% 4.5%
SEN support18.6% 10.2%
SEN with an EHC plan2.8% 1.6%
Attendance
Overall absence10.5% 6.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence30.0% 18.6% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Outwood Academy Adwick

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