Ripon Grammar School
Ripon Grammar School at a glance
Ripon Grammar School is a co-educational grammar school in Ripon for students aged 11 to 18, with about 960 pupils. Year 7 places are given through its 11+ entrance test, and the school has a sixth form.
For September 2026 entry it offered 110 places and was the first choice of 165 families — about 1.5 for every place. 15% of all applications came from families in other council areas.
In 2024/25, 94% of its GCSE students achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths, against 45% across England’s state schools. Its A-level students averaged B+ per entry, and 36% achieved AAB or better including at least two facilitating subjects. 57% of sixth-form leavers went on to university (destinations measured in 2022/23).
Getting in: the 11+ and how places are given
- Test
- Separate tests in Ripon and Skipton
- Set by
- Ripon: GL Assessment. Ermysted's and Skipton Girls': FSCE
- What it covers
- Ripon: verbal skills, non-verbal reasoning and maths. Skipton schools: English and maths
At this school: GL Assessment test: a verbal skills paper and a non-verbal reasoning with maths paper.
How places are given
Each school sets its own qualifying standard and admissions criteria.
How to register and apply
Register with each school — Ripon's window closes at the end of June of Year 5, the Skipton schools' later in the summer — and name the schools on your secondary application by 31 October.
Admissions rules change each year. Check the school’s current admissions policy — area details last checked October 2026.
Scores needed for a place
We have not yet added published entry scores for this school. Many schools publish the lowest score offered a place each year in their admissions pages — check the school’s website, and see how places are given above.
How many families apply
| Entry | Places | 1st choices | 1st choices per place | All applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | 110 | 165 | 1.5 | 235 |
| Sept 2025 | 111 | 147 | 1.3 | 218 |
| Sept 2024 | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 21 |
| Sept 2023 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 20 |
| Sept 2022 | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 16 |
| Sept 2021 | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | 20 |
Source: DfE, secondary school applications and offers. Places offered on National Offer Day; first preferences are families who put the school first on their council application.
Exam results
GCSE, 2024/25 · 126 pupils
Grade 5 or above in English and maths
Grade 4 or above in English and maths
Attainment 8 (average across 8 subjects)
| Year | Grade 5+ Eng & maths | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 93.7% | 70.9 | — | 6.52 |
| 2023/24 | 91.5% | 69.1 | +0.72 | 6.48 |
| 2022/23 | 92.0% | 69.8 | +0.77 | 6.55 |
A level, 2024/25 · 152 students
- Average grade
- B+
- England: B-
- AAB or better*
- 36%
- England: 18%
- Value added
- +0.35
*AAB or better, with at least two in facilitating subjects. Value added compares students’ results with others who started from similar GCSEs; above 0 is better than expected.
Source: DfE school and college performance tables. England figures are for all state-funded schools. Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.
Where students go next
- University
- 57%
- Apprenticeship
- 3%
- Employment
- 28%
- Any sustained destination
- 91%
Source: DfE 16–18 destination measures, students who left after A levels or equivalent, destinations measured in 2022/23 (149 students). Categories overlap slightly and do not sum to 100%.
Key facts
- Admits at 11
- Co-educational
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Pupils
- 957 (capacity 975)
- Free school meals
- 4.4% of pupils eligible
- School type
- Community school
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
From the Department for Education’s register (URN 121694), October 2026.
Thinking about Ripon Grammar School?
See where your child stands with our free 15-minute 11+ readiness check — a score for Maths, English, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning, judged against their year.