81%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
55%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
47.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
23%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
129.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
338
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Inadequate
Ofsted inspection · 19/10/2021
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWorcestershire
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.3:1
Admissions—
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Ridgeway Secondary School · Secondary · Worcestershire
Part ofSHIRES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
81%
+15pp
81%63%45%
'23'24'25
'25 · 81%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
55%
+10pp
55%41%27%
'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
Attainment 8
47.0
+2.6
47.041.335.6
'23'24'25
'25 · 47.0
EBacc entry
23%
-2pp
25%24%23%
'23'24'25
'25 · 23%
EBacc APS
129.7
-81.0
210.6170.1129.7
'23'24'25
'25 · 129.7
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
338
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%
Contact
Address
Evesham Road, Redditch, B96 6BD
Local authority
Worcestershire
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33% | 0% | 44% | 11% | 48% | 0% | 48% | 7% | 52% | 52% | 99.0 | 98.0 | 100.0 | -1.70 | -2.60 | -4.10 | 17% | 316 |
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 81% | 55% | 47.0 | Not applicable | 23% | 129.7 | 23% | 338 |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 45% | 44.4 | +0.43 | 24% | 210.6 | 24% | 302 |
| 2022/23 | 45% | 27% | 35.6 | -0.62 | 23% | 201.7 | 24% | 316 |
| 2021/22 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | New school |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 338 | 13.9 | 24% | 6% | 18% | 6% | 14% |
| 2023/24 | 302 | 13.1 | 20% | 7% | 18% | 7% | 18% |
| 2022/23 | 316 | 13.9 | 17% | 6% | 23% | 9% | 27% |
| 2021/22 | — | — | — | — | — | 9% | 30% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.