Ridgewood Community High School
Community special school · Ages 11–19 · Burnley, Lancashire
Ridgewood Community High School is a special school in Burnley, Lancashire for ages 11–19. Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 16 November 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Eastern Avenue, Burnley, BB10 2AT
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11–19
- 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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Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
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