Academy converter · Dudley

Ridgewood High School

11–16Ages
641Pupils
SecondaryPhase
141712URN

Park Road West, Wollaston, Stourbridge, DY8 3NQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Dudley median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Dudley

299 applications for 118 places · 6th of 19 in Dudley

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

44.0of 90

Dudley 44.2 England 46.0

11th of 19 in Dudley

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 3 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Year 7

close to Dudley median (2.3) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

299 applications · 118 places offered · 111 named it first

2026 2.5; Dudley median median 2.3
2025 2.1; Dudley median median 2.1
2024 2.1; Dudley median median 2.1
2023 2.1; Dudley median median 2.2
2022 2.0; Dudley median median 2.4
2021 2.1; Dudley median median 2.1
2020 2.2; Dudley median median 2.2
2019 1.9; Dudley median median 2.1
2018 2.1; Dudley median median 2.2
2017 2.3; Dudley median median 2.4
2016 1.9; Dudley median median 2.3
2015 1.7; Dudley median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Dudley median median 2.4; as the previous school

This school
Dudley median

Dashed bars: as Ridgewood High School (URN 103866), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	118	299	2.5	111	0.94
Sep 2025	141	293	2.1	113	0.80
Sep 2024	126	258	2.1	110	0.87
Sep 2023	107	227	2.1	94	0.88
Sep 2022	103	207	2.0	92	0.89
Sep 2021	121	251	2.1	107	0.88
Sep 2020	103	228	2.2	86	0.83
Sep 2019	129	242	1.9	88	0.68
Sep 2018	159	329	2.1	128	0.81
Sep 2017	163	367	2.3	132	0.81
Sep 2016	185	344	1.9	145	0.78
Sep 2015 *	181	313	1.7	140	0.77
Sep 2014 *	129	253	2.0	115	0.89

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

133 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.011th of 19 in Dudley

Dudley 44.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths37%16th of 19 in Dudley

Dudley 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths59%

Dudley 61% England 66%

This school
Dudley median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.06

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	133	44.0	37%	59%	–
2024/25	101	46.0	42%	68%	–
2023/24	116	45.2	42%	64%	+0.06
2022/23	143	41.3	28%	55%	−0.19

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Ridgewood High SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.5applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
Old Swinford Hospital
2.2 km · Dudley

2026

2.4applications per place 57.9Attainment 8
Redhill School
2.4 km · Dudley

Good2024

2.4applications per place 48.0Attainment 8
The Wordsley School
3.0 km · Dudley

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

1.8applications per place 36.9Attainment 8
The Pedmore High School
3.3 km · Dudley

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 35.5Attainment 8
Kinver High School and Sixth Form
3.9 km · Staffordshire

2026

2.9applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
The Crestwood School
3.9 km · Dudley

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
Thorns Collegiate Academy
4.0 km · Dudley

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 37.6Attainment 8
Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
4.1 km · Worcestershire

Good2022

2.1applications per place 57.6Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 141712 · 332/4121
Trust: Stour Vale Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 641 on roll
Free school meals: 27.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2015
Replaced: Ridgewood High School (URN 103866)
Address: Park Road West, Wollaston, Stourbridge, DY8 3NQ
Local authority: Dudley

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources