Ripon Grammar SchoolBoroughbridge High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Ripon Grammar School and Boroughbridge High School are secondary schools.
Ripon Grammar School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Boroughbridge High School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Ripon Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Ripon Grammar School was judged Good and Boroughbridge High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 69.9 for Ripon Grammar School and 42.8 for Boroughbridge High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Ripon Grammar School (74.2 in 2021-22, 69.9 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Boroughbridge High School (43.0 in 2021-22, 42.8 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | RiponRipon Grammar School | YorkBoroughbridge High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B78/100Stronger figure | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 41 in North Yorkshire Stronger figure | 30th of 41 in North Yorkshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 957 | 388 | |
| Capacity | 975 | 763 | |
| Location | Ripon, HG4 2DG | York, YO51 9JX | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 69.9 Stronger figure | 42.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 92.2% Stronger figure | 38.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 97.7% Stronger figure | 52.6% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 129 | 97 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 152 2024-25 | 4 2022-23 | |
| A-level average points | 44.5 2024-25 · England 35.0 | Not reported2022-23 | |
| A-level average grade | B+ 2024-25 | Not reported2022-23 | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 44.3 2024-25 · England 35.8 | Not reported2022-23 | |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 35.5% 2024-25 · England 17.5% | Not reported2022-23 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 942 | 438 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 4.3% | 21.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.5% | 7.1% | |
| SEN support | 4.9% | 26.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.4% | 5.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.8% Stronger figure | 9.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 10.1% Stronger figure | 30.1% | 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.
Ripon Grammar School
Boroughbridge High School
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