Outwood Academy Ripon
Clotherholme Road, Ripon, HG4 2DE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy Principal
- Ms Rachel Donohue
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Outwood Grange Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 609
- URN
- 137412
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01765604564
About this school
Outwood Academy Ripon is a secondary academy in Ripon. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 609 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 126 | 145 | 145 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.4 | 45.0 | 46.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.21 -0.05 to +0.46 | +0.21 -0.02 to +0.45 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 49% | 55.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 75.9% | 75.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 40% | 24.8% | 26.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
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 Outwood Academy Ripon has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44.4 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45 | 41.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.6 | 40.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 714 |
| 2023/24 | 709 |
| 2024/25 | 662 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Outwood Academy Ripon compares
Outwood Academy Ripon ranked 18th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.6 | 7.4% | 27.8% | 609 | — |
| Ripon Grammar School | 70.9 | 4.9% | 4.3% | 957 | 0.2 miles |
| Boroughbridge High School | 43 | 9.4% | 21.9% | 388 | 6.7 miles |
| Harrogate High School | 39.1 | 11.2% | 32.4% | 579 | 9.6 miles |
| King James's School | 46.1 | 8.9% | 18% | 1,554 | 9.6 miles |
| Thirsk School & Sixth Form College | 43.5 | 9.2% | 23% | 1,029 | 9.8 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
- 2 July 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report11 May 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.79%
- English as an additional language
- 9.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.39%
- Persistent absence
- 19.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ripon Grammar School0.2 miles
Secondary · Ripon
-
Boroughbridge High School6.7 miles
Secondary · York
-
Harrogate High School9.6 miles
Secondary · Harrogate
-
King James's School9.6 miles
Secondary · Knaresborough
-
Thirsk School & Sixth Form College9.8 miles
Secondary · Thirsk
Other schools in Ripon
- Ripon Grammar School Secondary
- Fountains Church of England Primary School Primary
- Grewelthorpe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary
- Kirkby Malzeard Church of England Primary School Primary
- Masham CofE Primary School Primary
- Moorside Primary School & Nursery Primary
- North Stainley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Outwood Primary Academy Greystone Primary
- Ripon Cathedral Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sharow Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, West Tanfield Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Outwood Academy Ripon teach?
- Outwood Academy Ripon teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Ripon.
- Who is the academy principal of Outwood Academy Ripon?
- The academy principal of Outwood Academy Ripon is Ms Rachel Donohue, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Outwood Academy Ripon last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Outwood Academy Ripon, 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 Outwood Academy Ripon?
- Outwood Academy Ripon has 609 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Outwood Academy Ripon full?
- Outwood Academy Ripon has capacity for 750 pupils and 609 on roll (81%), 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 Outwood Academy Ripon a faith school?
- No. Outwood Academy Ripon has no designated religious character.
- Is Outwood Academy Ripon a selective school?
- No. Outwood Academy Ripon is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Outwood Academy Ripon?
- Outwood Academy Ripon is part of OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Outwood Academy Ripon's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.4 in 2022/23 and 46.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Outwood Academy Ripon rank locally?
- Outwood Academy Ripon ranked 18th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Outwood Academy Ripon's absence rate?
- Outwood Academy Ripon's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Outwood Academy Ripon's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Outwood Academy Ripon'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 1 July 2026.