Ridgewood SchoolDoncaster UTC

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

Summary of the comparison

Ridgewood School and Doncaster UTC are secondary schools in Doncaster.

  • Ridgewood School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Doncaster UTC scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Ridgewood School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Ridgewood School was judged Good and Doncaster UTC was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.5 for Ridgewood School and 48.6 for Doncaster UTC.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Ridgewood School (48.6 in 2021-22, 49.5 in 2024-25) and has risen at Doncaster UTC (45.2 in 2022-23, 48.6 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Ridgewood School versus Doncaster UTC compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DoncasterRidgewood SchoolDoncasterDoncaster UTCEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100Stronger figureC58/100
Local ranking9th of 20 in Doncaster Stronger figure10th of 20 in Doncaster
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter University technical college
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-19 13-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,453 737
Capacity1,512 750
LocationDoncaster, DN5 7UB Doncaster, DN1 3BF
GCSE results
Attainment 849.5 Stronger figure48.6 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths54.5% Stronger figure35.3% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths75.9% Stronger figure68.6% 64.8%
Entering EBacc24.1% Stronger figure0.7% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.28 Stronger figure3.63 4.09
Cohort224 153
A-level results
A-level entries110 62
A-level average points30.4 Stronger figure26.0 35.0
A-level average gradeC C-
Best 3 A-levels points34.5 Stronger figure28.4 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects16.7% Stronger figure6.7% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,453 737
Free school meals (ever 6)21.4% 24.6%
English as an additional language4.5% 9.4%
SEN support10.2% 8.1%
SEN with an EHC plan1.6% 0.5%
Attendance
Overall absence6.8% 5.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence18.6% 14.5% 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.

Ridgewood School

Doncaster UTC

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