Ribston Hall High SchoolSt Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Gloucester.

Summary of the comparison

Ribston Hall High School and St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre are secondary schools in Gloucester.

  • Ribston Hall High School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Ribston Hall High School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Ribston Hall High School was judged strong and St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre was judged in need of attention.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 67.7 for Ribston Hall High School and 44.1 for St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Ribston Hall High School (69.6 in 2021-22, 67.7 in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre (47.5 in 2021-22, 44.1 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Ribston Hall High School versus St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure GloucesterRibston Hall High SchoolGloucesterSt Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form CentreEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100Stronger figureD49/100
Local ranking11th of 40 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure36th of 40 in Gloucestershire
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Needs attention
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderGirls Mixed
Pupils on roll906 1,534
Capacity1,000 1,685
LocationGloucester, GL1 5LE Gloucester, GL4 0DD
GCSE results
Attainment 867.7 Stronger figure44.1 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths90.5% Stronger figure43.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths98.0% Stronger figure64.1% 64.8%
Entering EBacc37.2% Stronger figure9.7% 40.5%
EBacc average point score6.03 Stronger figure3.70 4.09
Cohort148 237
A-level results
A-level entries51 114
A-level average points34.7 Stronger figure26.5 35.0
A-level average gradeC+ C-
Best 3 A-levels points34.2 Stronger figure27.7 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects16.3% Stronger figure7.7% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census906 1,534
Free school meals (ever 6)8.5% 24.6%
English as an additional language13.2% 20.6%
SEN support6.1% 8.0%
SEN with an EHC plan0.4% 2.9%
Attendance
Overall absence5.4% Stronger figure8.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence12.0% Stronger figure25.7% 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.

Ribston Hall High School

St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre

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