Ridgeway Secondary School

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Ridgeway Secondary School
Address
Ridgeway Secondary School
Evesham Road


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B96 6BD

England
Information
Type Academy
Established1959
Local authority Worcestershire
TrustShires Multi Academy Trust
Department for Education URN 149437 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherMatt Ball
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Website https://ridgewaysecondary.org.uk/

Ridgeway Secondary School is a coeducational secondary school located in Astwood Bank (near Redditch) in the English county of Worcestershire. [1]

Established in 1959, it was a middle school for many years, known as Ridgeway Middle School. [2] In December 2012 the school converted to academy status [3] and was renamed Ridgeway Academy. In 2016 the school expanded its age range to admit pupils from the age 11, thereby becoming a secondary school. The school was then renamed Ridgeway Secondary School in September 2020. [4]

Ridgeway Secondary School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, as well as the European Computer Driving Licence and the ASDAN CoPE course. [5]

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References

  1. "Ridgeway Secondary School". Ridgeway Secondary School.
  2. "Ridgeway Middle School celebrates 50th birthday". Redditch Advertiser.
  3. "Ridgeway Secondary School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
  4. "A new era as academy turns into Ridgeway Secondary School".
  5. "Our Curriculum". Ridgeway Secondary School. 26 February 2019.

Coordinates: 52°15′09″N1°56′15″W / 52.25248°N 1.93747°W / 52.25248; -1.93747