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Ridgeway Academy

Ridgeway Academy
Herns Lane
Welwyn Garden City
England
AL72AF

📞 phone: 01707 351350

👩‍🏫 headed by: Mrs Sarah Mitcherson

🌍 web: ridgeway.herts.sch.uk

897 pupils mixed gender
1220 pupils capacity: 74% full

476 boys 53%

421 girls 47%

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Secondary — Academy sponsor led

Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
146305
Education phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Establishment #
4031
Open date
1. September 2018
Reason open
New Provision
OSGB coordinates
Easting: 525654, Northing: 213071
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 51.802, Longitude: -0.17906
Accepting pupils
11—18 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
20. January 2022
Ofsted last inspection
12. January 2023
Region › Const. › Ward
East of England › Welwyn Hatfield › Haldens
Free school meals %
26.40
Trust
ALBAN ACADEMIES TRUST
Learning provider ref #
10068455

School governors

  • Mrs Anne Garland, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (1. September 2018—31. August 2026)
  • Mr Ian Burt, Local Governor
    (1. September 2018—31. August 2022)
  • Ms Anne Lyons, Local Governor
    (1. September 2018—31. August 2026)
  • Mr Paul McNally, Local Governor
    (1. September 2018—31. August 2026)
  • Mrs Liz Tillett, Local Governor
    (1. September 2018—31. August 2026)
  • Mr David Clarke, Local Governor
    (23. October 2018—22. October 2022)
  • Mr Charles Smith, Local Governor
    (1. April 2023—31. March 2027)
  • Mrs Sarah Mitcherson, Local Governor
    (1. September 2019—None)
  • Mrs Sally Parrett, Local Governor
    (11. July 2019—10. July 2023)
  • Mr David McNally, Local Governor
    (24. October 2019—23. July 2022)
  • Ms Rowena Grace, Local Governor
    (24. October 2019—23. July 2022)
  • Mrs Julie Williams, Local Governor
    (9. July 2020—8. July 2024)
  • Mrs Rebecca Sharp, Local Governor
    (21. September 2020—20. September 2024)
  • Mrs Nicola Picariello, Local Governor
    (8. December 2020—7. December 2024)
  • Reverend Paul Seymour, Local Governor
    (9. July 2021—17. March 2023)
  • Mrs Janette Atkins, Local Governor
    (18. August 2022—17. August 2026)
  • Mrs Karen Richardson, Local Governor
    (18. August 2022—21. November 2022)
  • Mr Daniel Townson, Local Governor
    (18. August 2022—17. August 2026)
  • Mr Martin Petersen, Local Governor
    (11. November 2022—10. November 2026)
  • Mrs Catherine Burns, Local Governor
    (11. November 2022—10. November 2026)
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  8. 0.6 miles Blackthorn Junior School, AL73JP
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  11. 0.7 miles Rowans Primary School, AL71NZ (189 pupils)
  12. 0.7 miles The Holy Family Catholic Primary School, AL71PG (203 pupils)
  13. 0.7 miles The Hyde School, SG138NF
  14. 0.7 miles Waterside Academy, AL71NZ (182 pupils)
  15. 0.9 miles Ludwick Nursery School, AL73RP (171 pupils)
  16. 0.9 miles Peartree Primary School, AL73XW (172 pupils)
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  21. 1.2 miles Our Lady Catholic Primary School, AL73TF (191 pupils)
  22. 1.3 miles Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School, AL87AG (205 pupils)
  23. 1.3 miles Sir John Newsom School, AL74TP
  24. 1.4 miles Creswick Primary & Nursery School, AL74FL (430 pupils)
  25. 1.4 miles Tewin Cowper Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, AL60JU (179 pupils)

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