Ridgeway Academy

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

Welwyn HatfieldConstituency

AL7 2AFPostcode

1.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Ridgeway Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

It currently serves 875 pupils. Ridgeway Academy is part of AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 35.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 24.8%
EBacc average point score: 2.93

Ethnicity

White

83%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

875

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 875
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
7 Jul 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
8 Mar 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
3 Oct 2017	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.