Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy is a state-funded secondary school in Lancaster, North West, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,755 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,754.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Outstanding (14 Dec 2022). The published Attainment 8 score was 50.7 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was C+ for 2024/25. Admissions data records 353 first-preference applications and 289 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Outstanding
Based on 14 Dec 2022 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership & management | Outstanding |
| Sixth-form provision | Outstanding |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Leadership & management | Outstanding |
| Sixth-form provision | Outstanding |
Published 8 Feb 2023.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
Distance unavailable; check admission criteria with the school or council.
| 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 | 289 |
| First-preference applications | 353 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 917 |
| First-preference offers | 276 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 50.7 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 79.3% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 58% |
| EBacc entry | 23.9% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 16.7% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 12% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.39 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.68 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 33.63 |
| Value added | 0.12 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | 0.02 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | 0.22 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 8.8% |
| Pupils | 144 |
| Average grade | C+ |
| Best three A-levels: average grade | C+ |
| Published progress band | Above average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 45.7% |
| Sixth-form college | 6.1% |
| Further education college | 32.4% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.6% |
| Employment | 2.9% |
| Not sustained | 2.5% |
| Unknown | 1.8% |
Cohort: 278 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 95.7%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 42.2% |
| Further education | 3.9% |
| Other education | 0.6% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.1% |
| Employment | 38.3% |
| Not sustained | 5.8% |
| Unknown | 1.9% |
Cohort: 154 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 92.2%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
19.3 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 6.24% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 1.13% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 83.7% |
| White other | 9% |
| Mixed | 3.4% |
| Asian | 2.3% |
| Black | 1.2% |
| Other | 0.5% |
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.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Teaching hours | 08:40 – 15:10 |
Source: School website · checked 2026-05-19; confirm current arrangements.
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