Ridgeway High School
Foundation secondary school in Prenton (Wirral).
Attainment 8
37.7
▼ 8.5 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
21%
▼ 25pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
87.2%
▼ 4pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
11.4
▼ 5.3 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
60.5%
▲ 33pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
7.2%
▼ 7pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
97%
858 / 885 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2024
Who runs this school
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), via WhatSchool, record last changed 29-06-2026.- Maintained by
- Wirral (local council)
- Type of school
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Admissions authority
- School governing body
- Federation
- Not part of a federation
- Trust
- Not part of an academy trust
On Governance Register
iGovernors: Get Information about Schools governance data, as held on Governance Register. School counts: Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026.- 5 governors are listed for this school on Governance Register. See the Overview.
- Wirral has 136 schools on the register, including 3 council-maintained secondary schools. See them all.
What this means
- Funding
- Funded by the local council from the government's school funding, using a local formula.
- Staff and buildings
- The governing body employs the staff. The land and buildings are owned by the governing body or a charitable foundation.
- Admissions
- The governing body is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy, with applications usually coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- A governing body, sometimes with foundation governors, runs the school.
General explanation of how this type of school works in England, not a statement about this school. See GOV.UK types of school.