Ripon Grammar School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 26 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Unique reference
121694
Address
Clotherholme Road, HG4 2DG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
926 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
48.7%
Girls
51.3%
First language not English
7.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
3.6%
Persistent absence
11.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
5.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 78.1%
Mixed 6.4%
Chinese 4.6%
Indian 3.8%
Other White 3.6%
African 1%
Other Asian 0.8%
Irish 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.77
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.01
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 81%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 92%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 69.8
Local authority average 46.8
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 6.55
Local authority average 4.15
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignGCSE60
AstronomyGCSE14
BiologyGCSE108
ChemistryGCSE108
ChineseGCSE1
Classical CivilisationGCSE25
Design & TechnologyGCSE37
English LanguageGCSE122
English LiteratureGCSE121
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE27
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Ripon Grammar School

Admission Policy
Selective
Total available places
103
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
159
2nd preference
34
3rd preference
12
From another Local Authority
50
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
103
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)

Ripon Grammar School (termly boarding place)

Admission Policy
Selective
Total available places
5
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
5
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
7
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
4
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)

Ripon Grammar School (weekly boarding place)

Admission Policy
Selective
Total available places
6
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
5
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
3
From another Local Authority
11
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
5
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
5
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 classes19.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
118
64
54
Year 8
121
66
55
Year 9
131
66
65
Year 10
127
65
62
Year 11
129
70
59
Year 12
152
63
89
Year 13
148
57
91
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
97.0%
84.7%
86.5%
Further education
10.0%
31.3%
34.7%
School sixth form
85.0%
40.5%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
11.7%
13.1%
Other education destinations
2.0%
1.2%
0.9%
Entering employment
2.0%
5.3%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
5.5%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
3.7%
5.2%
Destination unknown
0.0%
0.8%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
84.0%
67.2%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
61.0%
27.8%
19.7%
Russell Group
56.0%
24.4%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
6.0%
1.7%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
2.4%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
2.0%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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