Outwood Academy Ripon
Clotherholme Road, Ripon, HG4 2DE
609 pupils · 81% of 750 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 27.3%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 2 July 2024, published 9 September 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 55.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 75.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 26.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.73 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 109 | 80 | 214 | 101 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 119 | 90 | 218 | 106 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 98 | 75 | 189 | 96 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 132 | 107 | 240 | 126 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 136 | 125 | 186 | 128 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 147 | 136 | 237 | 147 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 138 | 143 | 217 | 138 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 148 | 169 | 261 | 148 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Ripon Grammar School 0.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Boroughbridge High School 10.8 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Harrogate High School 15.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- King James's School 15.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Thirsk School & Sixth Form College 15.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Nidderdale High School 16.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.