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Ripon Grammar School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Community school
Clotherholme Road, Ripon HG4 2DG · ripongrammar.co.uk · 01765 602647
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 70.9
- average Attainment 8 score. North Yorkshire 46.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 957
- 98% of 975 places
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 4.4%
- First language not English
- 7.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 165 families put the school first and 110 places were offered; 66% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 110 | 165 | 1.5▲ | 66% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 111 | 147 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 103 | 159 | 1.5▲ | 65% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 80% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 70.9, and 93.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Yorkshire it was 46.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B+ (44.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲70.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲93.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲97.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲69.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.52 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 87.6 | +2.7 |
| Further education | 6.2 | +0.6 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −4.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.6 | 0 |
| Employment | 1.6 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.8 | −1.6 |
| Activity not captured | 1.6 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 152 students | B+ (44.5) | Above average +0.35 | |
| 152 students | B+ (44.2) | Above average +0.30 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 145 | B (40.8) | +0.07 |
| 2022/23 | 149 | B+ (44.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 157 | A- (46.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 152 | B (41.6) | +0.14 |
| 2017/18 | 147 | B+ (42.7) | +0.26 |
| 2016/17 | 143 | B+ (42.5) | +0.24 |
| 2015/16 | 145 | B (39.8) | +0.08 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 59 | +10.3 |
| Other education | 0.7 | −1.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.4 | −1.1 |
| Employment | 28.5 | −5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.6 | −3.2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.8 | +0.3 |
Ofsted
Ripon Grammar School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 25 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 25 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Good Jun 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (14 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 14
- 2% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied