Established 1967 (1967) Headteacher James Povoas DfE URN 137160 Tables Gender Mixed-sex education | DfE number 866/5417 Phone +44 1793 846100 Founded 1967 | |
Location Inverary RoadWroughtonWiltshireSN4 9DJEngland Similar Kingsdown School, The Common School, Royal Wootton Bassett A, New College Swindon, Lydiard Park Academy |
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Wroughton in the English county of Wiltshire.
The school was established in 1967 and was the first purpose-built comprehensive school in Wiltshire. Previously a foundation school administered by Swindon Borough Council, it was converted to academy status on 1 August 2011. However the school continues to coordinate with Swindon Borough Council for admissions. The catchment area includes Bishopstone, Hinton Parva, Wanborough, Liddington, Coate, Badbury, Chiseldon, Hodson, Bassett Down, Uffcott, Broad Hinton and Winterbourne Bassett.
The school offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further BTECs.