Ridgeway Academy
Herns Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AF
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: Yes
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 875 (442 boys, 433 girls)
- Capacity: 1220
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 33.1%
- Telephone: 01707351350
- Ofsted: Requires improvement (11 Jan 2023); inspected again 3 Jun 2025, no overall grade
- Attainment 8: 37.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 278 applications, 168 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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