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
| Measure | GloucesterRibston Hall High School | GloucesterSt Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B70/100Stronger figure | D49/100 | |
| Local ranking | 11th of 40 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure | 36th of 40 in Gloucestershire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | Ofsted: Needs attention | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 906 | 1,534 | |
| Capacity | 1,000 | 1,685 | |
| Location | Gloucester, GL1 5LE | Gloucester, GL4 0DD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 67.7 Stronger figure | 44.1 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 90.5% Stronger figure | 43.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 98.0% Stronger figure | 64.1% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 37.2% Stronger figure | 9.7% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.03 Stronger figure | 3.70 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 148 | 237 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 51 | 114 | |
| A-level average points | 34.7 Stronger figure | 26.5 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 34.2 Stronger figure | 27.7 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 16.3% Stronger figure | 7.7% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 906 | 1,534 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 8.5% | 24.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 13.2% | 20.6% | |
| SEN support | 6.1% | 8.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.4% | 2.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.4% Stronger figure | 8.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 12.0% Stronger figure | 25.7% | 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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