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Outwood Academy Ripon
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Clotherholme Road, Ripon HG4 2DE · ripon.outwood.com · 01765 604564
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.6
- average Attainment 8 score. North Yorkshire 46.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 609
- 81% of 750 places
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 27.3%
- First language not English
- 10.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 80 families put the school first and 109 places were offered; 100% 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 | 109 | 80 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 119 | 90 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 98 | 75 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 132 | 107 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 136 | 125 | 0.9 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.6, and 55.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Yorkshire it was 46.5, and across England 46.
In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade D- (17.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲55.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲75.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼26.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.07 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 31.7 | +3.5 |
| Further education | 49 | +1.1 |
| Other education | 0.7 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.5 | −2.2 |
| Employment | 5.5 | −3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.8 | −0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.8 | +1.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2018/19 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 students | D- (17.9) | Average -0.53 | |
| 11 students | D- (16.9) | Well below average -0.63 | |
| Applied general17 students | Pass+ (18.4) | Well below average -0.56 | |
| Tech level8 students | Merit+ (27.5) | — |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 10 | C (31.2) | +0.30 |
| 2016/17 | 29 | D+ (23.9) | -0.07 |
| 2015/16 | 20 | D (20.4) | -0.02 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2018/19 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 10 | −27 |
| Further education | 5 | +2 |
| Apprenticeship | 15 | +5 |
| Employment | 40 | +3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 20 | +7 |
| Activity not captured | 10 | — |
Ofsted
Outwood Academy Ripon was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 2 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 2 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, May 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
59% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (140 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 59%
- Replies
- 140
- 20% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 43 parents (31%) with SEND