# The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College

The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College is a secondary school in Swindon, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,616 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E137160. [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,616
- Council: Swindon
- URN: 137160

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), April 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 18 April 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College was 51.0, against 44.2 in Swindon and 46.2 in England.
60.9% 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 | Swindon | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 51.0 | 44.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60.9% | 44.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 77.8% | 63.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 266 | – | – |

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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Wroughton Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wroughton-junior-school-e148885): 300 m. Primary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Wroughton Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wroughton-infant-school-e148884): 740 m. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025
- [Lift East Wichel](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lift-east-wichel-e152303): 1.5 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), December 2022, before the school changed

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/137160)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/137160)

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