Ridgeway Secondary School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Redditch, Worcestershire
Ridgeway Secondary School is a secondary school in Redditch, Worcestershire for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 7 May 2025. Worcestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Evesham Road, Redditch, B96 6BD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Worcestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 432 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 7 May 2025
Strengths
- “Ridgeway Secondary School sets high expectations, which pupils meet.”
- “Daily routines are simple and fair.”
- “Corridors are calm and disruption is rare.”
To improve
- “However, in some lessons this is not always the case.”
- “Pupils move on to new learning before their knowledge is secure.”
- “This limits what they can do next.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 June 2025 (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) | 55% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 111 first-preference applications, 112 offers in total, 102 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2020 to 2026, as Worcestershire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Worcestershire.
- St Augustine's Catholic High School 1.5 mi Outstanding
- Tudor Grange Academy Redditch 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Arrow Vale High School 3.5 mi Standards maintained
- Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre 3.9 mi Good
- South Bromsgrove High 7.3 mi Good
- North Bromsgrove High School 7.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Woodrush High School 9.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre 9.7 mi Good