Ridgewood Community High School
Other · Community special school · Ages 11–19 · Burnley, Lancashire
Ridgewood Community High School is an other school in Burnley, Lancashire for ages 11–19 (community special school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 16 November 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Eastern Avenue, Burnley, BB10 2AT
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 11–19
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 192 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 60.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 8.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 16 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils, and students in the sixth form, enjoy school.”
- “They look after each other at playtimes and help each other to learn during lessons.”
- “Pupils benefit from the strong and positive relationships that they have with staff in school.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, there are friendship issues and pupils fall out.”
- “However, a small number of subjects are in the early stages of development.”
- “In these subjects, it is not clear to teachers what pupils need to learn and when this subject content should be taught.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 December 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 0% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 0 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Rawdhatul Uloom 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Compass Community School Lancashire 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Silver Birch School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Holly Grove School 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding
- Olive High Boys 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Olive High 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Heights Burnley 1.2 mi Good
- Lincoln House School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade