Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy

Secondary · Lancashire · LA1 4RS · URN 136731

Ofsted OutstandingLast inspected 2022-12-14Cohort 1755Church of EnglandNon-selective

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 276

3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 139 schools in Lancashire

Attainment 8 score
The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
50.7
Lancashire 37.15England 46.1
13.6 above the area average of 37.2
Overall standards
Progress 8 score
Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.
Withheld
Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths
58%
Lancashire 33.6%England 45.9%
24.4 percentage points above the area average of 33.6
Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths
79.3%
Lancashire 50%
29.3 percentage points above the area average of 50
Overall standards
EBacc average point score
4.39
Lancashire 3.26England 4.07
1.1 above the area average of 3.3
Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above
12%
Lancashire 11.7%England 17.6%
In line with the area average of 11.7
Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects
23.9%
Lancashire 27.6%
3.7 percentage points below the area average of 27.6
Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort
12.3%
Lancashire 31.2%
18.9 percentage points below the area average of 31.2
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
276
Lancashire 103
173.5 above the area average of 102.5
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Lancashire	Against national	Feeds
Attainment 8 scoreThe average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.	50.7 Lancashire 37.15England 46.1	13.6 above the area average of 37.2	4.6 above the national figure of 46.1	Overall standards
Progress 8 scoreProgress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.	Withheld	No local comparison	No national comparison	Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	58% Lancashire 33.6%England 45.9%	24.4 percentage points above the area average of 33.6	12.1 percentage points above the national figure of 45.9	Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	79.3% Lancashire 50%	29.3 percentage points above the area average of 50	No national comparison	Overall standards
EBacc average point score	4.39 Lancashire 3.26England 4.07	1.1 above the area average of 3.3	In line with the national figure of 4.07	Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above	12% Lancashire 11.7%England 17.6%	In line with the area average of 11.7	5.6 percentage points below the national figure of 17.6	Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects	23.9% Lancashire 27.6%	3.7 percentage points below the area average of 27.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort	12.3% Lancashire 31.2%	18.9 percentage points below the area average of 31.2	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	276 Lancashire 103	173.5 above the area average of 102.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Lancashire · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Secondary classes: 23.1 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 8.4% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 11.1% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 15.3% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 13.9pupils per adult
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 19.3pupils per teacher
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 87.3% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy Outstanding at its inspection on 14/12/2022.
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