Denmark Road High SchoolRibston Hall High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Gloucester.
Summary of the comparison
Denmark Road High School and Ribston Hall High School are secondary schools in Gloucester.
Denmark Road High School scores 82 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Ribston Hall High School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Denmark Road High School is ahead on our composite score.
Denmark Road High School was judged strong and Ribston Hall High School was judged strong.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 74.8 for Denmark Road High School and 67.6 for Ribston Hall High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Denmark Road High School (76.0 in 2021-22, 74.8 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Ribston Hall High School (69.6 in 2021-22, 67.6 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | GloucesterDenmark Road High School | GloucesterRibston Hall High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B82/100Stronger figure | B71/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 41 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure | 11th of 41 in Gloucestershire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Strong | Ofsted: Strong | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Girls | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,024 | 939 | |
| Capacity | 990 | 1,000 | |
| Location | Gloucester, GL1 3JN | Gloucester, GL1 5LE | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 74.8 Stronger figure | 67.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 97.4% Stronger figure | 91.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 99.4% Stronger figure | 99.3% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 154 | 148 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 122 | 51 | |
| A-level average points | 37.3 Stronger figure | 34.7 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.3 Stronger figure | 34.2 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 20.5% Stronger figure | 16.3% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,013 | 906 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 5.7% | 8.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 22.2% | 13.2% | |
| SEN support | 9.8% | 6.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.4% | 0.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.3% Stronger figure | 5.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 10.7% Stronger figure | 12.0% | 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
A-level average points
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.
Denmark Road High School
Ribston Hall High School
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