Ridgewood High School, Wollaston

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Ridgewood High School
Address
Ridgewood High School, Wollaston
Park Road West

Wollaston
,
West Midlands
,
DY8 3NQ

England
Coordinates 52°27′28″N2°10′26″W / 52.4577°N 2.1738°W / 52.4577; -2.1738 Coordinates: 52°27′28″N2°10′26″W / 52.4577°N 2.1738°W / 52.4577; -2.1738
Information
Type Academy
MottoAchieving Excellence Together[ citation needed ]
Local authority Dudley
Department for Education URN 141712 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherRae Cope
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Enrolment840
HousesAsh, Maple, Oak, Chestnut
Website http://www.ridgewood.dudley.sch.uk/

Ridgewood High School is a coeducational secondary school, a part of the Stour Vale Academy Trust [1] situated in Wollaston (near Stourbridge), in the West Midlands county of England. [2]

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History

Ridgewood High School opened in September on the merger of High Park School and Longlands School (former secondary modern schools), and exists within the buildings of High Park School, which were laid out some thirty years earlier.[ citation needed ]

The reorganization of schools which saw the creation of Ridgewood was part of borough-wide changes in 1989 and 1990 which saw another new school, (Castle High), being created by a merger of two schools as well as two small secondary schools closing down.

In the autumn of 2008, a new building was added which included a dance studio, music rooms, Science lab and ICT suites. This followed the building of an Eco-centre at the rear of the school which is used as a Science lab and a community meeting room.

Previously a foundation school administered by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Ridgewood High School converted to academy status in March 2015 [3] and in 2018 changed to join the Stour Vale Academy Trust [4]

Ofsted

Ridgewood High School was inspected by Ofsted for the first time after becoming an academy between 27–28 February 2018 resulting in an overall effectiveness rating of Inadequate. [5]

As of 2021, the school's most recent inspection was in 2019, with a judgement of Requires Improvement. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Stour Vale Academy Trust". Stour Vale Academy Trust. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Ridgewood High School » A King Edward's and Halesowen Colleges' Academy". Ridgewood High School.
  3. ↑ "Ridgewood High School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "RHS Newsletter" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "Ofsted Report for Ridgewood High School 2018" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "Inspection of Ridgewood High School". Ofsted. Ofsted. 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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