Ridgewood High SchoolThe Wordsley School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stourbridge.
Summary of the comparison
Ridgewood High School and The Wordsley School are secondary schools in Stourbridge.
Ridgewood High School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Wordsley School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Ridgewood High School is ahead on our composite score.
Ridgewood High School was judged Good and The Wordsley School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.0 for Ridgewood High School and 36.9 for The Wordsley School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Ridgewood High School (48.9 in 2021-22, 44.0 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | StourbridgeRidgewood High School | StourbridgeThe Wordsley School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C58/100Stronger figure | C55/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 19 in Dudley Stronger figure | 19th of 19 in Dudley | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 641 | 906 | |
| Capacity | 900 | 915 | |
| Location | Stourbridge, DY8 3NQ | Stourbridge, DY8 5SP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.0 Stronger figure | 36.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 36.8% Stronger figure | 25.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 58.6% Stronger figure | 44.9% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 133 | 176 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 603 | Not reported | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 27.4% | Not reported | |
| English as an additional language | 1.8% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 16.9% | Not reported | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.1% | Not reported | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.4% | Not reported | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 23.1% | Not reported | 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
Full profiles: Ridgewood High School · The Wordsley School