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Ribston Hall High School

Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Stroud Road, Gloucester GL1 5LE · ribstonhall.gloucs.sch.uk · 01452 382249

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
67.7
average Attainment 8 score. Gloucestershire 50.3, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
939
94% of 1,000 places
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Selective
Free school meals
7.5%
First language not English
14.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Ribston Hall High School Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 152 families put the school first and 149 places were offered; 49% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 128 (Places 128)128September 2023: 166 (Places 147)166September 2024: 138 (Places 150)138September 2025: 93 (Places 148)93September 2026: 152 (Places 149)152Places 149
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261491521▲49%
September 2025Sept 2025148930.666%
September 2024Sept 20241501380.970%
September 2023Sept 20231471661.1▲81%
September 2022Sept 2022128128192%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 67.7, and 90.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Gloucestershire it was 50.3, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.7 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 62.4 (England 46.3)62.42017/18: 67.7 (England 46.5)67.72018/19: 66.2 (England 46.7)66.22021/22: 69.6 (England 48.8)69.62022/23: 62.6 (England 46.3)62.62023/24: 64.8 (England 45.9)64.82024/25: 67.7 (England 46.0)67.7England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲67.746.0
▲90.5%45.4%
▲98.0%64.8%
▼37.2%40.5%
▲6.034.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form76.2+0.6
Sixth form college9.3+3.6
Further education10.6−3.2
Other education0.7−2.6
Apprenticeship0.7—
Not in a lasting destination2.6—

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 29.7 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 31.5 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 29.3 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 28.2 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 41.2 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 35.2 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 32.4 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 34.7 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
51 studentsC+ (34.7)Average -0.10
52 studentsB- (35)Average -0.10
16.3%AAB or better
96.3%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2457C+ (32.4)-0.25
2022/2388B- (35.2)—
2021/2265B (41.2)—
2018/19115C- (28.2)-0.40
2017/18120C (29.3)-0.28
2016/17137C (31.5)-0.03
2015/16133C (29.7)-0.08

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University59.3+5.5
Further and other education5.1−1.1
Further education1.7—
Other education3.4—
Apprenticeship5.1+2
Employment23.7+0.6
Not in a lasting destination6.8−5.5

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Ribston Hall High School on 12 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
12 May 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and well-beingStrong standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, May 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • May 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Feb 2008Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (185 replies, to 2 April 2023).

Recommend
81%
Replies
185
21% · 2 Apr 2023
Child is happy at school▼83% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●91% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●81% agreeEngland 83%
School has high expectations▲90% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▼83% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼57% agreeEngland 80%
Told how child is doing▼79% agreeEngland 83%
Good range of subjects▼86% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●91% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●80% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼72% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 74% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼42% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 31% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼43% agreeEngland 67%

based on 20 parents (11%) with SEND

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