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Ridgeway Academy

Secondary Academy school in Welwyn Garden City AL7 2AF

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  • School Reference Number: 146305
  • Address: Herns Lane, Welwyn Garden City AL7 2AF
  • Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Mitcherson
  • Telephone: 01707 351350
  • Website: ridgeway.herts.sch.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Alban Academies Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy sponsor led
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,220
  • Local Education Authority: Hertfordshire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 18
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: September 2018* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 11/01/2023

Rating published on 08/03/2023

Overall effectiveness: Requires Improvement

Quality of education: Requires Improvement

Behaviour and attitudes: Requires Improvement

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Requires Improvement

Sixth form provision: Requires Improvement

All Ofsted Reports

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11 January 2023 9 March 2023 School inspection Requires Improvement

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Unique Reference Number146305
Local Authority Code919
Local Authority NameHertfordshire
Establishment Number4031
School / College NameRidgeway Academy
Establishment Type Code28
Establishment typeAcademy sponsor led
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-09-2018
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High18
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,220
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils947
Number of Boys500
Number of Girls447
Percentage Free School Meals31.40
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code16752
Academy trust or TrustAMBITION EDUCATION TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorAlban Academies Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10068455
FEHE Identifier
Further education type
Last Changed Date17-01-2025
StreetHerns Lane
Locality
Address3
TownWelwyn Garden City
County (name)Hertfordshire
PostcodeAL7 2AF
Websitehttps://ridgeway.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone01707351350
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameSarah
Headteacher/Principal last nameMitcherson
Headteacher/Principal Job Title
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeG
Government Office RegionEast of England
District CodeE07000241
DistrictWelwyn Hatfield
Ward CodeE05011059
WardHaldens
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001573
Parliamentary ConstituencyWelwyn Hatfield
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000015
Easting525654
Northing213071
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Welwyn Hatfield 005
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Welwyn Hatfield 005B
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
CountryUnited Kingdom
UPRN100081156597
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02004984
LSOA CodeE01023951
Free School Meals272
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN146305
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/146305
LAESTAB9194031
School nameRidgeway Academy
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Sponsor Led
School open date01/09/2018
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionEast of England
RegionEast of England
Local authorityHertfordshire
Parliamentary constituencyWelwyn Hatfield
Multi-academy trust UID16752
Multi-academy trust nameAlban Academies Trust
Academy sponsor UID17081
Academy sponsor nameAlban Academies Trust
PostcodeAL7 2AF
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile3
Total number of pupils947
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age18
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10254980
Inspection typeAcademy First Section 5
Inspection type groupingAcademy First Section 5
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date11/01/2023
Publication date08/03/2023
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection146305
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection9194031
School name at time of latest graded inspectionRidgeway Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Current school type used for chart C6Academy sponsor led
Overall effectivenessRequires Improvement
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationRequires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires Improvement
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionRequires Improvement
Previous inspection number10031399
Previous inspection start date12/09/2017
Previous publication date03/10/2017
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection117525
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection9194087
School name at time of previous graded inspectionSir Frederic Osborn School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionFoundation School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionGood

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