Ridgeway Secondary School
Evesham Road, Redditch, B96 6BD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SHIRES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jack Worton
- Sponsor
- Shires Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Redditch
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 432
- URN
- 149437
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01527892867
About this school
Ridgeway Secondary School is a secondary academy in Redditch. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 432 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 44% |
| Expected standard in maths | 48% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 |
| Writing progress | -2.60 |
| Maths progress | -4.10 |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 66 | 53 | 31 |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.6 | 44.4 | 47.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.62 -0.97 to -0.27 | +0.43 +0.04 to +0.82 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27% | 45.3% | 54.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 45% | 66% | 80.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 23% | 24.5% | 22.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
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 Ridgeway Secondary 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 | Worcestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 35.6 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.4 | 37.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 316 |
| 2023/24 | 302 |
| 2024/25 | 338 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ridgeway Secondary School compares
Ridgeway Secondary School ranked 10th of 31 secondary schools in Worcestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47 | 6.1% | 17.8% | 432 | — |
| St Augustine's Catholic High School | 47.3 | 7.8% | 12.7% | 995 | 1.5 miles |
| Studley High School | 45.9 | 7.5% | 16.5% | 829 | 2.0 miles |
| Tudor Grange Academy Redditch | 29.8 | 13.8% | 34.7% | 435 | 2.4 miles |
| Arrow Vale High School | 38.8 | 10.9% | 29% | 843 | 3.5 miles |
| Alcester Grammar School | 73.7 | 4.9% | 1.7% | 1,299 | 3.6 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)
- 17.75%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.08%
- Persistent absence
- 13.56%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Augustine's Catholic High School1.5 miles
Secondary · Redditch
-
Studley High School2.0 miles
Secondary · Studley
-
Tudor Grange Academy Redditch2.4 miles
Secondary · Redditch
-
Arrow Vale High School3.5 miles
Secondary · Redditch
-
Alcester Grammar School3.6 miles
Secondary · Alcester
Other schools in Redditch
Ridgeway Secondary School ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Redditch.
- Arrow Vale High School Secondary
- St Augustine's Catholic High School Secondary
- Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary
- Tudor Grange Academy Redditch Secondary
- Abbeywood First School Primary
- Arrow Valley First School Primary
- Astwood Bank Primary School Primary
- Batchley First and Nursery School Primary
- Beoley First School Primary
- Crabbs Cross Academy Primary
- Feckenham CofE Primary School Primary
- Holyoakes Field First School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ridgeway Secondary School teach?
- Ridgeway Secondary School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Redditch.
- Who is the headteacher of Ridgeway Secondary School?
- The headteacher of Ridgeway Secondary School is Mr Jack Worton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ridgeway Secondary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ridgeway Secondary 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 big is Ridgeway Secondary School?
- Ridgeway Secondary School has 432 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Ridgeway Secondary School full?
- Ridgeway Secondary School has capacity for 600 pupils and 432 on roll (72%), 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 Ridgeway Secondary School a faith school?
- No. Ridgeway Secondary School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Ridgeway Secondary School?
- Ridgeway Secondary School is part of SHIRES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Ridgeway Secondary School rank locally?
- Ridgeway Secondary School ranked 10th of 31 secondary schools in Worcestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ridgeway Secondary School's absence rate?
- Ridgeway Secondary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ridgeway Secondary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ridgeway Secondary 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 10 July 2026.