76%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
55%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
46.6
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
26%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
590.6
EBacc APS · 2024/25
662
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 02/07/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorth Yorkshire
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.2:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Outwood Academy Ripon · Secondary with sixth form · North Yorkshire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
76%
0pp
80%76%72%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 76%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
55%
+6pp
57%53%48%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
Attainment 8
46.6
+1.6
49.246.844.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 46.6
EBacc entry
26%
+1pp
40%26%12%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 26%
EBacc APS
590.6
+20.7
597.8509.1420.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 590.6
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2018/19 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
17.9
-13.4
31.224.517.9
'17'18'19
'19 · 17.9
A-level value added
-0.53
-0.8
+0.3-0.1-0.5
'17'18'19
'19 · -0.5
Average A-level grade
D-
-1
CC-D
'17'18'19
'19 · D-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
662
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
20%
Contact
Address
Clotherholme Road, Ripon, HG4 2DE
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 76% | 55% | 46.6 | Not applicable | 26% | 590.6 | 26% | 662 |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 49% | 45.0 | +0.21 | 25% | 570.0 | 25% | 709 |
| 2022/23 | 72% | 48% | 44.4 | +0.21 | 40% | 504.0 | 43% | 714 |
| 2021/22 | 80% | 55% | 46.1 | +0.23 | 28% | 597.8 | 30% | 723 |
| 2018/19 | 80% | 57% | 49.2 | +0.72 | 12% | 420.4 | 24% | 682 |
| 2017/18 | 76% | 50% | 47.5 | +0.75 | 3% | 334.6 | 7% | 656 |
| 2016/17 | 76% | 50% | 49.3 | +0.83 | 29% | — | 53% | 595 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 17.9 | D- | -0.53 | Not eligible | 20 |
| 2017/18 | 31.2 | C | +0.30 | Suppressed | 12 |
| 2016/17 | 23.9 | D+ | -0.07 | 0% | 32 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 662 | 17.2 | 17% | 9% | 28% | 7% | 20% |
| 2023/24 | 709 | 18.3 | 17% | 7% | 25% | 8% | 24% |
| 2022/23 | 714 | 22.3 | 16% | 7% | 24% | 9% | 24% |
| 2021/22 | 723 | 22.7 | 14% | 7% | 22% | 11% | 34% |
| 2020/21 | 717 | 20.3 | 18% | 5% | 22% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 682 | 18.5 | 14% | 7% | 22% | 6% | 18% |
| 2017/18 | 656 | 18.4 | 13% | 5% | 22% | 5% | 13% |
| 2016/17 | 595 | 19.4 | 7% | 5% | 20% | 5% | 12% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.