The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
About the school
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College is an open secondary school in Swindon.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 18 April 2023
- Published
- 14 June 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 53.5
- Swindon
- 44
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Swindon
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 61.90%
- Swindon
- 43.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 77.80%
- Swindon
- 62.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 76.30%
- Swindon
- 33.70%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 5.08
- Swindon
- 3.91
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 37.3
AAB or better
- School
- 28.20%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1573
Girls
48.32%
Boys
51.68%
SEN support
12.02%
Education, health and care plan
4.32%
English as an additional language
12.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
16.86%
Overall absence
7.59
Persistent absence
19.32
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
302
Sustained education or employment
94%
Education
90%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
Less than 0.5%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
95
Sustained education or employment
87%
Higher education
60%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
19%