Ridgewood High School
Park Road West, Wollaston, Stourbridge, DY8 3NQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- STOUR VALE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James Cannon
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Stour Vale Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Stourbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 641
- URN
- 141712
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384958981
About this school
Ridgewood High School is a secondary academy in Stourbridge. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 641 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ridgewood High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 143 | 116 | 101 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.3 | 45.2 | 46.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.19 -0.42 to +0.04 | +0.06 -0.20 to +0.32 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 28% | 42.2% | 41.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% | 63.8% | 68.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 13% | 26.7% | 21.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ridgewood High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Dudley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41.3 | 35.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.2 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46 | 34.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 591 |
| 2023/24 | 576 |
| 2024/25 | 603 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ridgewood High School compares
Ridgewood High School ranked 7th of 18 secondary schools in Dudley for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 61% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46 | 8.4% | 27.4% | 641 | — |
| Old Swinford Hospital | 59 | 7.1% | 6.4% | 1,036 | 1.3 miles |
| Redhill School | 47.8 | 6.3% | 23.4% | 1,204 | 1.5 miles |
| The Wordsley School | — | — | — | 906 | 1.9 miles |
| The Pedmore High School | 39.6 | 10.9% | 42% | 647 | 2.1 miles |
| Kinver High School and Sixth Form | 50.9 | 7.6% | 17.6% | 801 | 2.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.36%
- English as an additional language
- 1.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.38%
- Persistent absence
- 23.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Old Swinford Hospital1.3 miles
Secondary · Stourbridge
-
Redhill School1.5 miles
Secondary · Stourbridge
-
The Wordsley School1.9 miles
Secondary · Stourbridge
-
The Pedmore High School2.1 miles
Secondary · Stourbridge
-
Kinver High School and Sixth Form2.4 miles
Secondary · Stourbridge
Other schools in Stourbridge
Ridgewood High School ranks 5th of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Stourbridge.
- Haybridge High School and Sixth Form Secondary
- Kinver High School and Sixth Form Secondary
- Old Swinford Hospital Secondary
- Redhill School Secondary
- The Pedmore High School Secondary
- The Wordsley School Secondary
- Amblecote Primary School Primary
- Ashwood Park Primary School Primary
- Belbroughton CofE Primary School Primary
- Belle Vue Primary School Primary
- Brindley Heath Junior School Academy Primary
- Brook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ridgewood High School teach?
- Ridgewood High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Stourbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Ridgewood High School?
- The headteacher of Ridgewood High School is Mr James Cannon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ridgewood High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ridgewood High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Ridgewood High School?
- Ridgewood High School has 641 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Ridgewood High School full?
- Ridgewood High School has capacity for 900 pupils and 641 on roll (71%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ridgewood High School a faith school?
- No. Ridgewood High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Ridgewood High School a selective school?
- No. Ridgewood High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Ridgewood High School part of an academy trust?
- Ridgewood High School is part of STOUR VALE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ridgewood High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.3 in 2022/23 and 46 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ridgewood High School compare with other schools in Dudley?
- Ridgewood High School ranked 7th of 18 secondary schools in Dudley for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 61% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ridgewood High School's absence rate?
- Ridgewood High School's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ridgewood High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ridgewood High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.