The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College, Swindon

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College

Inverary Road, Wroughton, Swindon SN4 9DJ

https://www.ridgewayschool.com/

The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College is a non-selective academy. It has about 1,600 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In April 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of The White Horse Federation. (Other schools in this trust include Devizes School, Melksham Oak Community School, John Madejski Academy and Whitelands Academy.)

Particular strengths include Environment, Finances, Attainment and Attendance. Relative weaknesses include Admissions, Representation and Sixth form.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.4		The Commonweal School
1.4		The Deanery CE Academy
2.2		Lawn Manor Academy
2.2		UTC Swindon
2.7		St Joseph's Catholic College
3.0		Lydiard Park Academy
3.4		The Dorcan Academy
3.5		Swindon Academy
3.5		Nova Hreod Academy
4.5		Kingsdown School
4.8		Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
5.2		Bradon Forest School

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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus

Environment: Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very low.

Attainment: Excellent. Attainment at the ages of 16 and 18 are both above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress up to age 16 is about average. Destinations at 16 are about average. Progress at 16-18 is excellent. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are poor.

Progress: About average. Up to age 16 it is above average, while at ages 16-18 it is below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Destinations: About average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite high, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is quite low.

Sixth form: Below average. Attainment is above average, progress is below average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are below average.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is very low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

Popular A-level subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

Provision for special educational needs

Autistic spectrum disorder

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