Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
Ashton Road, Lancaster, LA1 4RS
Local ranking11th of 86 secondary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: Outstanding
Secondary
Phase
1754
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 50.7
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 58.0%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 79.3%
- Entering EBacc
- 23.9%
- EBacc APS
- 4.4
- Cohort Size
- 276
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Higher education
- 40.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 9.0%
- Employment
- 37.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25C+
Avg A-Level Grade
33.7
Avg Points/Entry
33.6
Best 3 A-Levels
144
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 8.8%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 330
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1733
- Boys
- 836 (48%)
- Girls
- 897 (52%)
- Capacity
- 1754 (99% full)
- SEND
- 13.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 10.8%
- EAL
- 8.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.6%
- SEN Support
- 11.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 92.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,209/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.4%
- Persistent Absence
- 19.3%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 78.1%
- White Other: 7.7%
- Other: 7.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.9%
- Mixed Other: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
- Black African: 0.8%
- Asian Indian: 0.7%
78.1%
White British
7.7%
White Other
7.7%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 136731
- UKPRN
- 10033590
- Establishment No.
- 4689
- Trust
- THE BAY LEARNING TRUST