Lancaster Girls' Grammar SchoolRipley St Thomas Church of England Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Lancaster.
Summary of the comparison
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School and Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy are secondary schools in Lancaster.
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Lancaster Girls' Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School was judged Good and Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 72.1 for Lancaster Girls' Grammar School and 49.1 for Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Lancaster Girls' Grammar School (77.1 in 2021-22, 72.1 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy (55.4 in 2021-22, 49.1 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LancasterLancaster Girls' Grammar School | LancasterRipley St Thomas Church of England Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B77/100Stronger figure | B73/100 | |
| Local ranking | 8th of 82 in Lancashire Stronger figure | 13th of 82 in Lancashire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,038 | 1,755 | |
| Capacity | 1,065 | 1,754 | |
| Location | Lancaster, LA1 1SF | Lancaster, LA1 4RS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 72.1 Stronger figure | 49.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 95.8% Stronger figure | 55.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 98.6% Stronger figure | 77.2% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 143 | 276 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 129 | 144 | |
| A-level average points | 41.3 Stronger figure | 33.7 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 41.0 Stronger figure | 33.6 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 34.1% Stronger figure | 8.8% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 997 | 1,733 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 6.6% | 10.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 17.9% | 8.6% | |
| SEN support | 7.2% | 11.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.2% | 1.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.4% Stronger figure | 7.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 11.8% Stronger figure | 19.3% | 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.
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
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