[2] The school caters for pupils between the ages of 11 and 16, from within the Local Authority area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, primarily Noctorum, Prenton, and Oxton.

[3][4] In the 1990s, an extension was added to the existing building to accommodate the school's language programs.

[6] Wirral Council eventually scratched Ridgeway off the list of schools to combine after pushback from parents.

[12] In 2021, the Guardian Schools Guide scored Ridgeway's pupil attendance at a 10 out of 100 points.

"[15] She was lauded by parents as the one responsible for drastically improving Ridgeway and were worried that the school, which achieved "Outstanding" during her time there, would regress.