Ribblesdale School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary, Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 11 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
- Website
- http://www.ribblesdale.org
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%
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%
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
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 17 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 12 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 28 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 15 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 62 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
Admissions
Ribblesdale School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 29
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 30
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 13 |
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 |
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% |