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Ridgeway Academy
Address
Map
Herns Lane

Welwyn Garden City
,
Hertfordshire
,
AL7 2AF

England
Information
TypeCommunity school
Motto"Achieving success together"
Local authorityHertfordshire
Department for Education URN117525 Tables
OfstedReports
Head teacherMrs Mitcherson
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Websitewww.ridgeway.herts.sch.uk

Ridgeway Academy, formerly Sir Frederic Osborn School ("Sir Freds"), Attimore Hall Secondary Modern and The High School, is a secondary school in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England. The school was built in the 1960s and is located in the Panshanger district of the town. In a 2015 Ofsted Report the school was rated "requires improvement" and received the same rating across all levels in a further inspection in 2017.[1] The school was named after Sir Frederic Osborn, a pioneer of the garden city movement. From September 2018 the school became an academy sponsored by the Alban Academies Trust (AAT) and was renamed the Ridgeway Academy with a new school uniform, badge and vision.[2]

The school has a school council, where representatives from each year group attend regular meetings to decide what changes need to be made to school life to make the experience more beneficial to students and staff alike. These meetings are chaired by the Head Boy and Head Girl.

A building programme over the past few years has given the school new science, technology and vocational education blocks, as well as dance and drama studios. The school has submitted and had a bid accepted for a specialist status to provide the school with a modern sports hall.

Welwyn Hatfield Consortium

The school is part of the Welwyn Hatfield Consortium, which also includes:

Notable former pupils

  • The Sports Hall
    The Sports Hall
  • The Drama Studio
    The Drama Studio
  • An open area
    An open area

References

  1. ^ Sir Frederic Osborn School - Ofsted Reports
  2. ^ Headteacher's letter concerning the Ridgeway Academy - Sir Frederic Osborn School database
  3. ^ 'Former Welwyn Garden City pupil stars in Mamma Mia! in the West End' - Welwyn Hatfield Times 10 August 2017 - retrieved 5 September 2017
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