How many pupils does Ridgeway High School have?

Ridgeway High School has 903 pupils enrolled.

Who is the headteacher of Ridgeway High School?

The headteacher of Ridgeway High School is Gavin Sterry.

What type of school is Ridgeway High School?

Ridgeway High School is a Foundation school with a Secondary phase of education.

Which local authority is Ridgeway High School in?

Ridgeway High School is in the Wirral local authority area.

Foundation school Secondary Open

Ridgeway High School

Noctorum Avenue, Noctorum, Wirral, Merseyside, CH43 9EB

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 30 January 2024). Last inspected 30 January 2024.

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903

Pupils

56.4%

Free school meals

1 January 1900

Opened

About this school

Ridgeway High School is a Foundation school serving secondary age pupils, located in Wirral, Merseyside. The school has 903 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 30 January 2024). Last inspected 30 January 2024. The Headteacher is Gavin Sterry. The school is administered by Wirral local authority. It opened in 1 January 1900.

School details

Headteacher: Gavin Sterry
Local authority: Wirral
Gender: Mixed
URN: 105097

Contact

01516783322 schooloffice@ridgeway.wirral.sch.uk Visit website Ofsted Report

Admissions

Applications for places at Ridgeway High School are handled by the school or the local authority (Wirral). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

39.2

Attainment 8 · 2024-25

−0.16

Progress 8 · 2023-24

25%

Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25

53%

Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25

3.09

EBacc average point score · 2024-25

Entering the EBacc · 2024-25

Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →