The school gained academy status in October 2011, and was a specialist Engineering College prior to September 2015.

Pupils from Upper Sprotbrough who previously attended Outwood (formerly Adwick Secondary School), are now in the catchment area of Ridgewood.

Lessons: Ridgewood School teaches lessons in Geography, Music, History, French, Spanish, Art, ICT, Science, Maths, RE, PE, Technology, Food Tech, English, and Drama.

It competes in sporting and non-sporting events including track and field running, cross country, football and netball.

To one side of the playing field is an abandoned railway line which runs through Scawsby and Sprotbrough.