Ridgeway Secondary School

Evesham Road, Astwood Bank, Redditch, B96 6BD

Secondary

Phase

600

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Closed on 31 August 2022 and continues as Ridgeway Secondary School (URN 149437) (opened 1 September 2022). Its page carries this history forward.

GCSE Results

2021-22

Average Attainment 8: 38.2
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 21.0%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 48.0%
Entering EBacc: 80.0%
EBacc APS: 3.6
Cohort Size: 71

Destinations

After GCSE 2021-22

Sustained education/employment: 92.0%
Continued in education: 80.0%
Apprenticeships: 6.0%
Employment: 6.0%
Not sustained: 7.0%

Pupil Demographics

2021-22

Total Pupils: 363
Boys: 192 (53%)
Girls: 171 (47%)
Capacity: 600 (61% full)
SEND: 14.3%
FSM Eligible: 25.1%
EAL: 4.1%
SEN with EHC Plan: 1.4%
SEN Support: 12.9%

Attendance & Absence

2021-22

Overall Absence Rate: 11.1%
Persistent Absence: 37.0%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2021-22

White British: 91.2%
Asian Pakistani: 2.0%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.4%
White Other: 1.1%
Mixed Other: 1.1%
Black African: 1.1%
Mixed White & Black African: 0.6%
Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%

91.2%

White British

2.0%

Asian Pakistani

1.4%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

Contact & Location

Evesham Road

Redditch, West Midlands

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Administrative

URN: 139029
UKPRN: 10039627
Establishment No.: 4422

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