Ridgeway Academy

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]

Ridgeway Academy
Address
Herns Lane Welwyn Garden City , Hertfordshire , AL7 2AF England
Information
Type	Community school
Motto	"Achieving success together"
Local authority	Hertfordshire
Department for Education URN	117525 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head teacher	Mrs Mitcherson
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 18
Website	www.ridgeway.herts.sch.uk

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.