Outwood Academy RiponNidderdale High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Outwood Academy Ripon and Nidderdale High School are secondary schools.
Outwood Academy Ripon scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Nidderdale High School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Outwood Academy Ripon is ahead on our composite score.
Outwood Academy Ripon was judged Good and Nidderdale High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.0 for Outwood Academy Ripon and 39.2 for Nidderdale High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Outwood Academy Ripon (46.1 in 2021-22, 49.0 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Nidderdale High School (41.5 in 2023-24, 39.2 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | RiponOutwood Academy Ripon | HarrogateNidderdale High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C62/100Stronger figure | D52/100 | |
| Local ranking | 16th of 41 in North Yorkshire Stronger figure | 31st of 41 in North Yorkshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 609 | 404 | |
| Capacity | 750 | 425 | |
| Location | Ripon, HG4 2DE | Harrogate, HG3 5HL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 49.0 Stronger figure | 39.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 52.5% Stronger figure | 23.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74.1% Stronger figure | 49.4% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 139 | 77 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 662 | 395 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 27.8% | 21.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.2% | 0.5% | |
| SEN support | 13.6% | 20.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.8% | 8.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.4% Stronger figure | 9.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.9% Stronger figure | 26.3% | 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
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.
Outwood Academy Ripon
Nidderdale High School
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