Ridgeway High SchoolWoodchurch High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Ridgeway High School and Woodchurch High School are secondary schools.
Ridgeway High School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Woodchurch High School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Woodchurch High School is ahead on our composite score.
Ridgeway High School was judged Good and Woodchurch High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.2 for Ridgeway High School and 37.9 for Woodchurch High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Ridgeway High School (38.8 in 2021-22, 39.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Woodchurch High School (42.7 in 2021-22, 37.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PrentonRidgeway High School | WirralWoodchurch High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D49/100 | D51/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 14th of 19 in Wirral | 11th of 19 in Wirral Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 903 | 1,415 | |
| Capacity | 885 | 1,405 | |
| Location | Prenton, CH43 9EB | Wirral, CH49 7NG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 39.2 Stronger figure | 37.9 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 25.1% | 27.8% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 52.6% Stronger figure | 51.6% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 5.1% | 43.8% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.09 | 3.24 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 175 | 281 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 903 | 1,415 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 58.7% | 39.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.3% | 5.4% | |
| SEN support | 21.0% | 26.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 7.1% | 6.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 12.8% | 11.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 43.3% | 32.2% Stronger figure | 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.
Ridgeway High School
Woodchurch High School
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