Ridgeway Secondary School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Evesham Road
 Redditch B96 6BD
Telephone: 01527 892867

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Established: 2022
History: This school arose from Ridgeway Secondary School
Trust: Shires Multi Academy Trust
Sponsor: Shires Multi Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Matt Ball (since January 2022 – came from Bishop Gilpin CofE Primary School)
Previous Headteacher: Michael Bennett
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 24.33 / n/a
Non-teaching Staff*: 15.82
Number of pupils: 338
Pupils Per Teacher: 13.9
Sex: Mixed (51% boys / 49% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 17.20% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 21.9%
Local child deprivation rate: 8.6% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 10.4%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 27.5%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 6.1km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Worcestershire
Constituency: Redditch
Electoral Ward: Astwood Bank and Feckenham
School Number: 8854020

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 7th May 2025 (view record)

External Links

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

Nearby Schools

  1. Astwood Bank Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  2. St Augustine's Catholic High School (2.1km) show on map
  3. Crabbs Cross Academy (3.0km) show on map
  4. Feckenham CofE Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  5. Studley High School (3.1km) show on map
  6. Studley St Mary's CofE Academy (3.3km) show on map
  7. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  8. Studley Infants' School (3.5km) show on map
  9. Tudor Grange Academy Redditch (3.7km) show on map
  10. Woodrow First School (3.7km) show on map
  11. The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit (3.7km) show on map
  12. Coughton CofE Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  13. The Vaynor First School (4.0km) show on map
  14. St Thomas More Catholic First School (4.0km) show on map
  15. Walkwood Church of England Middle School (4.1km) show on map
  16. St Luke's CofE First School (4.7km) show on map
  17. Inkberrow Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  18. Woodfield Academy (4.9km) show on map
  19. Oak Hill First School (4.9km) show on map
  20. Kingfisher School (5.0km) show on map
  21. Webheath Academy Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  22. Matchborough First School Academy (5.3km) show on map
  23. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First School (5.4km) show on map
  24. St Bede's Catholic Middle School (5.5km) show on map
  25. Arrow Vale High School (5.6km) show on map
  26. Your Ideas School (5.6km) show on map
  27. St George's CofE First School and Nursery (5.8km) show on map
  28. Alcester Grammar School (5.8km) show on map
  29. St Nicholas CofE Primary (5.9km) show on map
  30. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  31. Ipsley CofE Middle School (6.0km) show on map
  32. Heart of Worcestershire College (6.0km) show on map
  33. Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre (6.1km) show on map
  34. Fortitude School (6.1km) show on map
  35. Birchensale Middle School (6.2km) show on map
  36. Batchley First and Nursery School (6.2km) show on map
  37. Arrow Valley First School (6.3km) show on map
  38. Pitcheroak School (6.3km) show on map
  39. St Benedict's Catholic High School (6.4km) show on map
  40. Tenacres First School (6.4km) show on map
  41. The Forge Secondary Short Stay School (6.5km) show on map
  42. Mappleborough Green CofE Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  43. St Stephen's CofE First School (6.6km) show on map
  44. Alcester Academy (6.7km) show on map
  45. Moons Moat First School (6.8km) show on map
  46. Holyoakes Field First School (6.9km) show on map
  47. Great Alne Primary School (7.3km) show on map
  48. Abbeywood First School (7.4km) show on map
  49. Church Hill Middle School (7.4km) show on map
  50. Beoley First School (8.3km) show on map
  51. Dunnington CofE Primary School (8.4km) show on map
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  54. Hanbury CofE First School (9.2km) show on map
  55. Flyford Flavell Primary School (9.3km) show on map
  56. Lokrum Fields (9.6km) show on map
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  72. Finstall First School (11.5km) show on map
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  74. South Bromsgrove High (11.6km) show on map
  75. Bromsgrove School (11.8km) show on map
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  77. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (11.9km) show on map
  78. Blackwell First School (12.0km) show on map
  79. St Peter's Catholic First School (12.1km) show on map
  80. North Bromsgrove High School (12.2km) show on map
  81. Millfields First School (12.4km) show on map
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  86. Meadows First School (12.7km) show on map
  87. Parkside Middle School (12.7km) show on map
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  89. Wychbold First and Nursery School (12.7km) show on map
  90. Graduately Developing Futures (12.9km) show on map
  91. Lickey End First School (13.1km) show on map
  92. Cleeve Prior CofE (Controlled) Primary School (13.2km) show on map
  93. Crowle CofE Primary School (13.3km) show on map
  94. The Orchards School (13.8km) show on map
  95. St Peter's Droitwich CofE Academy (14.1km) show on map
  96. Meadow Green Primary School (14.1km) show on map
  97. Welford-on-Avon Primary School (14.2km) show on map
  98. Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery (14.2km) show on map
  99. RGS Dodderhill (14.3km) show on map
  100. Tibberton CofE First School (14.5km) show on map
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