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Requires improvement
Maintained school
Ridgeway High School
Secondary
Noctorum Avenue Noctorum, Prenton, CH439EB
015 1678 3322


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
773

Ridgeway High School is a Maintained school (Foundation school). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 885. The school was last rated as Requires improvement by Ofsted on 22 Nov 2017.


PUPIL MIX
468 boys and 305 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
13.2
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
39.2%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
5%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
17.7%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
26.8%
EHC PLAN
2.8%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
41.7
Local Authority
48.4
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
19%
Local Authority
46%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 33% 48% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.07 4.21 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

22 Nov 2017

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Requires improvement
Safeguarding is effective Yes




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
Moderate

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 287
Of which first preference applications 74
Of which second preference applications 135
Of which third preference applications 78
Total offers made 157
Of which first preference offers 74
Of which second preference offers 36
Of which third preference offers 9




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
89%
Local Authority
95%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 81% 88% 87%
Staying in employment 6% 4% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 2% 4% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 9% 4% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
6
GREEN SPACE
6
ENVIRONMENT
3
SAFETY
6
PROPERTY
£185,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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