The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form CollegeSt John's Marlborough
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College and St John's Marlborough are secondary schools.
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St John's Marlborough scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College was judged Good and St John's Marlborough was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.0 for The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College and 51.8 for St John's Marlborough.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College (54.2 in 2021-22, 51.0 in 2025-26) and has fallen at St John's Marlborough (56.4 in 2021-22, 51.8 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SwindonThe Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College | MarlboroughSt John's Marlborough | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100 | C64/100 | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 14 in Swindon | 6th of 27 in Wiltshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,616 | 1,692 | |
| Capacity | 1,450 | 1,620 | |
| Location | Swindon, SN4 9DJ | Marlborough, SN8 4AX | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 51.0 | 51.8 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 60.9% Stronger figure | 56.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 77.8% Stronger figure | 75.8% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 266 | 256 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 103 | 188 | |
| A-level average points | 37.0 Stronger figure | 33.9 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 39.0 Stronger figure | 34.7 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 27.8% Stronger figure | 17.1% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,573 | 1,712 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 16.9% | 12.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 12.5% | 4.6% | |
| SEN support | 12.0% | 11.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.3% | 2.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.6% Stronger figure | 8.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.3% Stronger figure | 22.8% | 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
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.
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
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