Redhill SchoolRidgewood High School

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

Summary of the comparison

Redhill School and Ridgewood High School are secondary schools in Stourbridge.

  • Redhill School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Ridgewood High School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Redhill School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Redhill School was judged Good and Ridgewood High School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.8 for Redhill School and 46.0 for Ridgewood High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Redhill School (52.4 in 2021-22, 47.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Ridgewood High School (48.9 in 2021-22, 46.0 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Redhill School versus Ridgewood High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure StourbridgeRedhill SchoolStourbridgeRidgewood High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC63/100Stronger figureC57/100
Local ranking4th of 18 in Dudley Stronger figure8th of 18 in Dudley
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,211 603
Capacity1,175 900
LocationStourbridge, DY8 1JX Stourbridge, DY8 3NQ
GCSE results
Attainment 847.8 Stronger figure46.0 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths54.1% Stronger figure41.6% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths71.9% Stronger figure68.3% 64.8%
Entering EBacc72.3% Stronger figure21.8% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.50 Stronger figure3.90 4.09
Cohort242 101
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,211 603
Free school meals (ever 6)23.4% 27.4%
English as an additional language6.7% 1.8%
SEN support9.8% 16.9%
SEN with an EHC plan3.5% 3.1%
Attendance
Overall absence6.3% Stronger figure8.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence16.3% Stronger figure23.1% 15.8%

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

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.

Redhill School

Ridgewood High School

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