Ridgeway Secondary School

State-Funded School

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West MidlandsRegion

WorcestershireLocal Authority

RedditchConstituency

B96 6BDPostcode

7.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Ridgeway Secondary School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Worcestershire, West Midlands.

It currently serves 432 pupils. Ridgeway Secondary School is part of SHIRES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 47
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 54.8%
EBacc average point score: 4.18

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

432

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

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 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 432
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: SHIRES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
17 Jun 2025	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
21 Dec 2021	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate

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.