79%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
58%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
50.7
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
24%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1213.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,733
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding
Ofsted inspection · 14/12/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.3:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen
Overview of Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Lancashire
Part ofTHE BAY LEARNING TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
79%
-4pp
83%81%79%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 79%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
58%
-4pp
66%62%58%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
Attainment 8
50.7
-3.2
55.453.050.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 50.7
EBacc entry
24%
-0pp
66%43%20%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 24%
EBacc APS
1213.0
-58.2
1296.61254.81213.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1213.0
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
33.7
+1.0
37.233.830.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 33.7
A-level value added
+0.12
+0.2
+0.10.0-0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · +0.1
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
9%
+0pp
13%9%6%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 9%
Average A-level grade
C+
0
B-C+C
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,733
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%
Contact
Address
Ashton Road, Lancaster, LA1 4RS
Local authority
Lancashire
Website
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 | 79% | 58% | 50.7 | Not applicable | 24% | 1213.0 | 38% | 1,733 |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 62% | 53.9 | +0.60 | 24% | 1271.2 | 41% | 1,676 |
| 2022/23 | 82% | 60% | 51.3 | +0.27 | 20% | 1223.4 | 28% | 1,696 |
| 2021/22 | 80% | 66% | 55.4 | +0.38 | 23% | 1259.1 | 39% | 1,754 |
| 2018/19 | 83% | 62% | 53.6 | +0.24 | 66% | 1296.6 | 72% | 1,733 |
| 2017/18 | 82% | 62% | 52.1 | +0.28 | 13% | 1111.3 | 37% | 1,707 |
| 2016/17 | 85% | 61% | 51.9 | +0.09 | 35% | — | 56% | 1,715 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 33.7 | C+ | +0.12 | 9% | 165 |
| 2023/24 | 32.7 | C+ | -0.11 | 9% | 145 |
| 2022/23 | 33.5 | C+ | — | 12% | 179 |
| 2021/22 | 37.2 | B- | — | 13% | 204 |
| 2018/19 | 30.3 | C | -0.06 | 6% | 201 |
| 2017/18 | 31.5 | C | +0.07 | 6% | 195 |
| 2016/17 | 30.9 | C | +0.05 | 8% | 227 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,733 | 18.8 | 13% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 19% |
| 2023/24 | 1,676 | 17.1 | 13% | 8% | 10% | 8% | 22% |
| 2022/23 | 1,696 | 17.9 | 12% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 23% |
| 2021/22 | 1,754 | 19.3 | 8% | 7% | 12% | 9% | 25% |
| 2020/21 | 1,768 | 19.2 | 7% | 7% | 9% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,733 | 19.0 | 1% | 6% | 12% | 5% | 12% |
| 2017/18 | 1,707 | 18.3 | 2% | 6% | 13% | 5% | 12% |
| 2016/17 | 1,715 | 17.2 | 2% | 6% | 12% | 5% | 11% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.