Ripon Grammar School
About the school
Ripon Grammar School is a state-funded grammar school in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 25 January 2023
- Published
- 27 April 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 70.9
- North Yorkshire
- 46.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- North Yorkshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 93.70%
- North Yorkshire
- 47.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 97.60%
- North Yorkshire
- 67.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 69.00%
- North Yorkshire
- 37.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 6.52
- North Yorkshire
- 4.12
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B+
Average A-level points
- School
- 44.51
AAB or better
- School
- 35.50%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
942
Girls
50.64%
Boys
49.36%
SEN support
4.88%
Education, health and care plan
0.42%
English as an additional language
7.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
4.31%
Overall absence
4.85
Persistent absence
10.1
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
122
Sustained education or employment
99%
Education
94%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
1%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
152
Sustained education or employment
89%
Higher education
56%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
28%
Admissions
It is a selective school, one of the very few in the North of England (Penrith, Cumbria has the most northern grammar school).