Year 6 to Year 7 Transition
Welcome to our Transition page! This page is here as a resource for our new intake, to provide you with key information and to help you feel prepared and comfortable for the next big step in your education!
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Year 7 Admissions for September 2024
Online applications for September 2024 admissions are now available and must be completed by 31 October 2023 at 5pm, with decisions being issued on 1 March 2024. Please click here to find out more.
Our Open Period has drawn to a close, after a packed Open Evening and four brilliant Open Mornings with hundreds of prospective parents and students coming through our doors. We hope you enjoyed your visit!
Remember, you can still book a tour or visit if you missed Open Period! Simply email primary@ridgewood.dudley.sch.uk with your details and we'll be in touch.
RidgeCamp 2023
This is our annual overnight camping experience for all new starters.
Students take part in an entire day of teambuilding activities that focus on leadership, collaboration and of course having some fun with friends, both new and old.
Towards the end of the day, students pitch their tents, have a chip shop supper together, play some games, before camping overnight on our lovely school field.
The following morning, students have breakfast before taking the tents down and heading home.
Uniform
Here at Ridgewood, we believe that appearance is important. In light of this we are a uniform school and ask that all students who attend follow the school’s uniform code.
We expect our students to wear their uniform with pride and to always look smart with their shirts tucked in and ties worn properly.
Head over to our school uniform page for all the information you need about what to wear to school and where to get it from.
Learn About Our Subjects
SENDCO
Our SENCO, Mrs Rose will be meeting with the SENCO in each primary school along with parents and guardians of students with additional needs to really find out how we can best support them when they come to us. Our SEN students will come to us to see the school with their parents and guardians at various points in the summer term to help ease any anxieties and help them to familiarise themselves with the new school. All our SEN students will have a bespoke plan put in place to help support their needs which is done in collaboration with our SENCO, parents, guardians and the primary school. We are very much a family at Ridgewood and want all our new students, parents and guardians to feel part of that family. Any students who suffer with anxiety or nerves about the transition are also more than welcome to come and visit the school at regular intervals in order to familiarise them with their new staff, classrooms and just the general maze that a secondary school can present!
You can find more information about SEND at Ridgewood here.
The Pastoral Team
Head of Year 7: Miss Sophie Gower
Support and Guidance Officer: Mrs Louise Du Mont
SENCO: Mrs Jenna Rose
Assistant Head for Pastoral support and Primary Transition: Mr Ewing