Boroughbridge High SchoolOutwood Academy Ripon
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Boroughbridge High School and Outwood Academy Ripon are secondary schools.
Boroughbridge High School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Outwood Academy Ripon scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Outwood Academy Ripon is ahead on our composite score.
Boroughbridge High School was judged Requires improvement and Outwood Academy Ripon was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.0 for Boroughbridge High School and 46.6 for Outwood Academy Ripon.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Boroughbridge High School (43.0 in 2021-22, 43.0 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Outwood Academy Ripon (46.1 in 2021-22, 46.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | YorkBoroughbridge High School | RiponOutwood Academy Ripon | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D43/100 | C62/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 37th of 41 in North Yorkshire | 16th of 41 in North Yorkshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 438 | 662 | |
| Capacity | 763 | 750 | |
| Location | York, YO51 9JX | Ripon, HG4 2DE | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 43.0 | 46.6 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 38.5% | 55.2% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 56.9% | 75.9% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 36.9% Stronger figure | 26.2% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.85 | 4.07 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 65 | 145 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 4 | Not reported | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 438 | 662 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 21.9% | 27.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.1% | 9.2% | |
| SEN support | 26.0% | 13.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.3% | 3.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.4% | 7.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 30.1% | 19.9% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Boroughbridge High School
Outwood Academy Ripon
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