Ribblesdale School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary, Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 12 2020 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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1396 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
51.5%
Girls
48.5%
First language not English
2.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.9%
Persistent absence
24.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 88%
Other White 4%
Mixed 3.3%
Pakistani 2.9%
Other Asian 0.9%
Indian 0.5%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.34
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.17
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 17%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 32%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 41.7
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.42
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award17
Health StudiesTechnical Award17
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award12
Speech & DramaTechnical Award28
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE15
Art & DesignGCSE62
BiologyGCSE27
Business Studies:SingleGCSE24
ChemistryGCSE26
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE22
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Ribblesdale School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
28
2nd preference
31
3rd preference
30
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
26
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher13
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
13
8
5
Year 7
259
121
138
Year 8
274
145
129
Year 9
285
142
143
Year 10
285
148
137
Year 11
280
155
125
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
80.0%
82.2%
86.5%
Further education
63.0%
47.7%
34.7%
School sixth form
16.0%
12.9%
37.9%
Sixth form college
1.0%
21.0%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.6%
0.9%
Entering employment
3.0%
5.4%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
12.0%
5.5%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
5.9%
5.2%
Destination unknown
SP
0.9%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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