Beacon Hill Academy
Academy converter · 1,117 pupils
78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.0
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Ridgewood High School
- Pupils on roll
- 641of 900 places
- Free school meals
- 27.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 101
- Ofsted
- Good, 3 July 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Ridgewood High School (URN 103866, until 1 February 2015).
What the data says
Ridgewood High School has no sixth form. Of the 143 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 17% moved to a sixth form college, 60% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Media Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 36% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
10% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 46.0 against 46.1 across England and 43.0 in Dudley, with 42% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Dudley and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Ridgewood High School | Dudley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 143 | 3,412 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 87% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 79% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 1% | 12% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 17% | 12% | 13% |
| — further education college | 60% | 59% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Ridgewood High School | Dudley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 46.0 | 43.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 41% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 22% | 31% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.90 | 3.69 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 27% | 30% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 33.3 | 32.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 50.7 | 47.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 2% | 11% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 101 | 100% | 88% | 8% | 22% | 74% |
| English Literature | 101 | 100% | 86% | 13% | 21% | 74% |
| English Language | 101 | 100% | 89% | 11% | 20% | 71% |
| Combined Science | 85 | 84% | 65% | 5% | 9% | 64% |
| History | 68 | 67% | 41% | 28% | 26% | 71% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 44 | 44% | 8% | 20% | 21% | 80% |
| Religious Studies | 40 | 40% | 31% | 35% | 32% | 70% |
| Media Studies | 36 | 36% | 4% | 6% | 20% | 69% |
| Geography | 34 | 34% | 41% | 6% | 25% | 41% |
| Design and Technology | 31 | 31% | 11% | 6% | 23% | 65% |
| French | 21 | 21% | 18% | 38% | 29% | 76% |
| Computer Science | 21 | 21% | 13% | 14% | 30% | 71% |
| Art and Design | 16 | 16% | 7% | 19% | 24% | 88% |
| Biology | 15 | 15% | 23% | 27% | 45% | 80% |
| Physics | 15 | 15% | 23% | 27% | 46% | 67% |
| Chemistry | 15 | 15% | 23% | 27% | 47% | 73% |
| Music | 9 | 9% | 5% | 11% | 33% | 78% |
| Dance | 7 | 7% | 1% | 14% | 27% | 71% |
| Drama | 5 | 5% | 7% | — | 27% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Film Studies | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 20% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 28 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 22 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.