Ridgeway Academy

Academy sponsor led · Secondary school · Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire

AL7 2AF

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

44.6

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#2,911

National rank

#334

In East of England

#71

In Hertfordshire

Top 93%

Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score ?

35.7

National avg ≈ 46

Progress 8 score ?

—

Why no data?

% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths ?

25%

% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths ?

48%

% EBacc grade 5+ ?

EBacc average points score

2.93

Attainment 8 (year-on-year) 37.9 → 35.7 ▼ 2.2 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 929 % FSM ever-6 32.5% % EAL 9.0% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed Religious character

Official sources

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Location

Nearby secondary schools

Monk's Walk School Welwyn Garden City · 1.8 mi 63.5 Stanborough School Welwyn Garden City · 1.9 mi 59.9 The Sele School Hertford · 3.3 mi 44.6 Onslow St Audrey's School Hatfield · 3.4 mi 45.8 Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School Hatfield · 3.6 mi 64.9 Richard Hale School Hertford · 4.3 mi 70.4 Simon Balle All-Through School Hertford · 4.7 mi 69.2 Chancellor's School Hatfield · 5.2 mi 59.5