Ribblesdale School is a state-funded secondary school in Ribble Valley, North West, for pupils aged 4 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,437 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,635.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (1 Jul 2025). The published Attainment 8 score was 43.5 for 2024/25. Admissions data records 257 first-preference applications and 276 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
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Not judged
Based on 1 Jul 2025 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership & management | Good |
Published 15 Sept 2025.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Lancashire |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 276 |
| First-preference applications | 257 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 670 |
| First-preference offers | 256 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 43.5 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 66.5% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 38.1% |
| EBacc entry | 21.4% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 8.5% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.56 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 17.4% |
| Sixth-form college | 2.2% |
| Further education college | 50% |
| Apprenticeship | 12.3% |
| Employment | 6.9% |
| Not sustained | 7.6% |
| Unknown | 1.8% |
Cohort: 276 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 90.6%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
17.1 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 5.26% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 2.2% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 86.6% |
| White other | 4.7% |
| Mixed | 2.6% |
| Asian | 5% |
| Black | 0.8% |
| Other | 0.1% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
91.9% would recommend this school
99 responses · Nov 2025 – Apr 2026
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 88.9% |
| Feels safe | 89.9% |
| Behaviour | 82.9% |
| Bullying handled | 33.3% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| SEND support | 60% |
| Communication | 86.9% |
| Concerns handled | 57.5% |
| Best interests | 80.9% |
| Support to learn | 81.8% |
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