68%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
42%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
46.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
22%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
393.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
603
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 03/07/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDudley
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.1:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Ridgewood High School · Secondary · Dudley
Part ofSTOUR VALE ACADEMY TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
68%
+5pp
70%63%55%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
42%
-1pp
42%35%28%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 42%
Attainment 8
46.0
+0.8
48.945.141.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 46.0
EBacc entry
22%
-5pp
65%37%9%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 22%
EBacc APS
393.7
-54.5
629.9511.8393.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 393.7
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
603
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
27%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
23%
Contact
Address
Park Road West, Wollaston, Stourbridge, DY8 3NQ
Local authority
Dudley
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
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 | 68% | 42% | 46.0 | Not applicable | 22% | 393.7 | 22% | 603 |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 42% | 45.2 | +0.06 | 27% | 448.2 | 27% | 576 |
| 2022/23 | 55% | 28% | 41.3 | -0.19 | 13% | 489.4 | 13% | 591 |
| 2021/22 | 70% | 39% | 48.9 | +0.09 | 9% | 629.9 | 14% | 658 |
| 2018/19 | 56% | 32% | 41.7 | -0.43 | 65% | 472.7 | 65% | 812 |
| 2017/18 | 64% | 38% | 42.5 | -0.28 | 54% | 481.3 | 54% | 797 |
| 2016/17 | 49% | 29% | 40.1 | -0.43 | 39% | — | 42% | 787 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 603 | 17.4 | 20% | 2% | 27% | 8% | 23% |
| 2023/24 | 576 | 16.0 | 17% | 2% | 23% | 9% | 24% |
| 2022/23 | 591 | 15.6 | 16% | 2% | 25% | 8% | 27% |
| 2021/22 | 658 | 15.5 | 16% | 2% | 25% | 10% | 35% |
| 2020/21 | 719 | 16.3 | 14% | 2% | 24% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 812 | 17.5 | 12% | 2% | 24% | 6% | 13% |
| 2017/18 | — | 17.2 | — | — | — | 6% | 13% |
| 2016/17 | 787 | 16.2 | 18% | 2% | 26% | 6% | 16% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.