Ripplevale SchoolLearning Opportunities Centre Secondary
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Deal.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Ripplevale School and Learning Opportunities Centre Secondary in Deal.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 12.3 for Ripplevale School and 9.7 for Learning Opportunities Centre Secondary.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Ripplevale School (11.0 in 2021-22, 12.3 in 2024-25) and has risen at Learning Opportunities Centre Secondary (4.6 in 2021-22, 9.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | DealRipplevale School | DealLearning Opportunities Centre Secondary | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | ||
| School type | Other independent special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 6-18 | 10-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 188 | 29 | |
| Capacity | 200 | 36 | |
| Location | Deal, CT14 8JG | Deal, CT14 8DW | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 12.3 Stronger figure | 9.7 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 3.6% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 7.1% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 1.04 Stronger figure | 0.79 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 28 | 7 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 188 | 29 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 98.9% | 100.0% | |
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
Pupils on roll
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