Ridgeway Academy
Secondary schoolRidgeway Academy is a secondary school in Welwyn Hatfield, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 875 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 3 June 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Ridgeway Academy was 37.4, against 46.0 in Welwyn Hatfield and 46.2 in England.
27.3% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Welwyn Hatfield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 37.4 | 46.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27.3% | 43.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52.7% | 65.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 150 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Panshanger Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)230 m
- Watchlytes Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)550 m
- Springmead Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2022. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)670 m
- Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)910 m
- The Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, October 20241.1 km
- Waterside AcademyPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Welwyn Hatfield
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).