Ripon Grammar School
Ripon, HG4 2DG · North Yorkshire · Grammar school
6th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to the 203 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 6.3/10 among them, against 9.5/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 93.7 · 97 | 30% | 2.91 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.72 · 91 | 25% | 2.29 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 70.9 · 97 | 10% | 0.97 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 93.7% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 70.9, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.72 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did better than those nationally who started from the same place. Ofsted rated the school Good in April 2023. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 6.3 out of 10 among them, against 9.5 out of 10 nationally.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils join the Junior drama club, Jazz Group, and Big Band. Sports include swimming, rugby, and hockey. Trips cover skiing in Italy, a geography trip to Iceland, and DofE expeditions in the Dales and Lake District. An after-school club is available.
Getting in. There are 957 pupils in a school with 975 places, leaving 18 spare spots. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who fall behind in the first term? What does the after-school club typically involve? How does the curriculum prepare students for the specific demands of the DofE expeditions?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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