Ribblesdale School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary, Secondary
- School rating
- Good Jul 1 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 119716
- Address
- Queens Road, BB7 1EJ
- Website
- http://www.ribblesdale.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1410 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 1.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.7%
- Persistent absence
- 21.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.4%
White British 86.9%
Other White 4.4%
Pakistani 3.2%
Mixed 3%
Other Asian 1.1%
Indian 0.5%
African 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 21%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.5
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.55
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 11 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 15 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 46 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 41 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 47 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 39 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 40 |
Admissions
Ribblesdale School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 47
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 28
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 15 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 29 12 17 |
| Year 1 | 15 7 8 |
| Year 7 | 274 125 149 |
| Year 8 | 261 123 138 |
| Year 9 | 269 145 124 |
| Year 10 | 280 143 137 |
| Year 11 | 282 148 134 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 71.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 50.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 17.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 12.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |