Ribston Hall High School
About the school
Ribston Hall High School is a state-funded grammar school in South West England.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 12 May 2026
- Published
- 28 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 67.7
- Gloucestershire
- 50.3
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Gloucestershire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 90.50%
- Gloucestershire
- 53.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 98.00%
- Gloucestershire
- 70.60%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 37.20%
- Gloucestershire
- 30.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 6.03
- Gloucestershire
- 4.4
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 34.66
AAB or better
- School
- 16.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
906
Girls
98.90%
Boys
1.10%
SEN support
6.07%
Education, health and care plan
0.44%
English as an additional language
13.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
8.48%
Overall absence
5.38
Persistent absence
12.05
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
123
Sustained education or employment
97%
Education
94%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
89
Sustained education or employment
94%
Higher education
65%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
18%
Admissions
It also has a sixth form for both girls and boys. It is situated south of Gloucester city centre on Stroud Road (B4072), between Linden and Tredworth, a few hundred metres west of the Cross Country Route.