Ribston Hall High School
Stroud Road, Gloucester, GL1 5LE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- RIBSTON HALL HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Alec Waters
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Gloucester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,000
- Pupils on roll
- 939
- URN
- 136767
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01452382249
About this school
Ribston Hall High School is a girls' secondary academy in Gloucester. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 939 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 123 | 151 | 148 |
| Attainment 8 score | 62.6 | 64.8 | 67.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.11 -0.15 to +0.36 | +0.24 +0.01 to +0.47 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 88% | 86.8% | 90.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 97% | 97.4% | 98% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 47% | 41.1% | 37.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ribston Hall High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62.6 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 64.8 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 67.7 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 878 |
| 2023/24 | 872 |
| 2024/25 | 906 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ribston Hall High School compares
Ribston Hall High School ranked 7th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 97% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67.7 | 5.4% | 8.5% | 939 | — |
| The Crypt School | 72.7 | 4.3% | 3.4% | 1,100 | 0.6 miles |
| Gloucester Academy | 36.6 | 13.9% | 51.2% | 1,014 | 1.0 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre | 44.1 | 8.6% | 24.6% | 1,545 | 1.2 miles |
| Holmleigh Park High School | 41.8 | 11.4% | 35.3% | 1,416 | 1.5 miles |
| Barnwood Park School | — | 14% | 31.2% | 909 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.48%
- English as an additional language
- 13.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.38%
- Persistent absence
- 12.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Crypt School0.6 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
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Gloucester Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
-
St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre1.2 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
-
Holmleigh Park High School1.5 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
-
Barnwood Park School1.6 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
Other schools in Gloucester
Ribston Hall High School ranks 4th of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Gloucester.
- Barnwood Park School Secondary
- Chosen Hill School Secondary
- Churchdown School Secondary
- Denmark Road High School Secondary
- Gloucester Academy Secondary
- Henley Bank High School Secondary
- Holmleigh Park High School Secondary
- Severn Vale School Secondary
- Sir Thomas Rich's School Secondary
- St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary
- The Crypt School Secondary
- Abbeymead Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ribston Hall High School teach?
- Ribston Hall High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Gloucester.
- Who is the headteacher of Ribston Hall High School?
- The headteacher of Ribston Hall High School is Mr Alec Waters, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ribston Hall High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ribston Hall High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Ribston Hall High School?
- Ribston Hall High School has 939 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Ribston Hall High School full?
- Ribston Hall High School has capacity for 1,000 pupils and 939 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ribston Hall High School a faith school?
- No. Ribston Hall High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Ribston Hall High School a selective school?
- Yes. Ribston Hall High School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Who runs Ribston Hall High School?
- Ribston Hall High School is part of RIBSTON HALL HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ribston Hall High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 62.6 in 2022/23 and 67.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ribston Hall High School rank locally?
- Ribston Hall High School ranked 7th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 97% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ribston Hall High School's absence rate?
- Ribston Hall High School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ribston Hall High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ribston Hall High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.