Ridgewood High School

State-Funded School

ridgewood-high-school-dudley-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

DudleyLocal Authority

StourbridgeConstituency

DY8 3NQPostcode

5.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Ridgewood High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Dudley, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 641 pupils. Ridgewood High School is part of Stour Vale Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 41.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.9

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

641

Total Pupils

45%Boys

55%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

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: Average
Total pupils: 641
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Stour Vale Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
17 Sept 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
10 Dec 2019	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	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.