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 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St John's Marlborough scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College is ahead on our composite score.
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 53.5 for The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College and 50.9 for St John's Marlborough.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College (54.2 in 2021-22, 53.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at St John's Marlborough (56.4 in 2021-22, 50.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SwindonThe Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College | MarlboroughSt John's Marlborough | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | C63/100 | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 14 in Swindon | 7th 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 | 1,573 | 1,712 | |
| Capacity | 1,450 | 1,620 | |
| Location | Swindon, SN4 9DJ | Marlborough, SN8 4AX | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 53.5 Stronger figure | 50.9 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 61.9% Stronger figure | 57.1% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 77.8% Stronger figure | 72.2% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 76.3% Stronger figure | 69.9% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.08 Stronger figure | 4.75 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 270 | 259 | |
| 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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