Ridgewood High School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Park Road West
 Wollaston
 Stourbridge
 West Midlands DY8 3NQ
Telephone: 01384 958981
Previous Name: n/a

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2015
History: This school arose from Ridgewood High School
Trust: Stour Vale Academy Trust
Sponsor: Stour Vale Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr James Cannon (since September 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Rachael Cope
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 34.6 / 7.12
Non-teaching Staff*: 33.95
Number of pupils: 603
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.4
Sex: Mixed (45% boys / 55% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 26.70% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 22.7%
Local child deprivation rate: 14.0% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 9.8%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 22.6%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 4.3km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Dudley
Constituency: Stourbridge
Electoral Ward: Norton
School Number: 3324121

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 3rd July 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. The Ridge Primary School (0.2km) show on map
  2. St James's CofE Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  3. Gig Mill Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  4. Greenfield Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  5. King Edward VI College Stourbridge (1.6km) show on map
  6. Glasshouse College (1.6km) show on map
  7. Ashwood Park Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  8. Amblecote Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  9. Blackwater Academy Stourbridge (1.8km) show on map
  10. Old Swinford Hospital (1.9km) show on map
  11. St Joseph's RC Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  12. Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School Limited (2.1km) show on map
  13. Redhill School (2.2km) show on map
  14. Brook Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  15. Oldswinford C of E Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  16. Belle Vue Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  17. Peters Hill Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  18. The Wordsley School (2.8km) show on map
  19. Rufford Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  20. Fairhaven Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  21. Hawbush Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  22. The Pedmore High School (3.2km) show on map
  23. Ham Dingle Primary Academy (3.4km) show on map
  24. Pedmore CE Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  25. Glynne Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  26. Dingle Community Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  27. Withymoor Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  28. Bromley Hills Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  29. Thorns Collegiate Academy (3.8km) show on map
  30. The Brier School (3.8km) show on map
  31. The Old Park School (3.9km) show on map
  32. Thorns Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  33. The Crestwood School (3.9km) show on map
  34. Crestwood Park Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  35. Brockmoor Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  36. Haybridge High School and Sixth Form (4.1km) show on map
  37. Hob Green Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  38. Hagley Catholic High School (4.1km) show on map
  39. Kinver High School and Sixth Form (4.2km) show on map
  40. Brindley Heath Junior School Academy (4.2km) show on map
  41. Summerhill School (4.3km) show on map
  42. St Mary's RC Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  43. Mount Pleasant Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  44. Foley Infant School Academy (4.3km) show on map
  45. Brierley Hill Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  46. Wollescote Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  47. Hagley Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  48. The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  49. Kingswinford Academy (4.7km) show on map
  50. Pens Meadow School (4.7km) show on map
  51. Dawley Brook Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  52. St Mary's CofE Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  53. Quarry Bank Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  54. Blanford Mere Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  55. Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  56. INNOV4TE Independent School (5.5km) show on map
  57. St Mark's CofE Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  58. Caslon Primary Community School (5.6km) show on map
  59. Colley Lane Primary Academy (5.7km) show on map
  60. Cradley CofE Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  61. Maidensbridge Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  62. Cookley Sebright Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  63. Blakedown CofE Primary School (6.0km) show on map
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  65. Sunfield Garden School and Children's Home (6.2km) show on map
  66. Dudley Wood Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  67. Netherton CofE Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  68. Corngreaves Academy (6.7km) show on map
  69. Russells Hall Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  70. Cherry Tree Learning Centre (6.8km) show on map
  71. Timbertree Academy (6.8km) show on map
  72. Lutley Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  73. The Link Academy (6.8km) show on map
  74. St John's CofE (C) Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  75. Netherbrook Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  76. Clent Parochial Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  77. Sutton School (6.9km) show on map
  78. Pegasus Academy (6.9km) show on map
  79. Huntingtree Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  80. Northfield Road Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  81. Reddal Hill Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  82. Wolverley CofE Secondary School (7.2km) show on map
  83. Netherton Park Nursery School (7.2km) show on map
  84. Old Hill Primary School (7.3km) show on map
  85. Impact Independent School (7.3km) show on map
  86. Red Hall Primary School (7.3km) show on map
  87. Heathfield Knoll School (7.4km) show on map
  88. St Oswald's CofE Primary School (7.4km) show on map
  89. Blowers Green Primary School (7.5km) show on map
  90. Milking Bank Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  91. Windsor High School and Sixth Form (7.6km) show on map
  92. St Margaret's At Hasbury CofE Primary School (7.7km) show on map
  93. Temple Meadow Primary School (7.7km) show on map
  94. Ormiston Forge Academy (7.7km) show on map
  95. Newfield Park Primary Academy (7.8km) show on map
  96. Blakeley Heath Primary School (7.8km) show on map
  97. Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School (7.8km) show on map
  98. Sledmere Primary School (7.8km) show on map
  99. Straits Primary School (7.9km) show on map
  100. Wolverley Sebright Primary Academy (7.9km) show on map
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