Ribston Hall High School
Ofsted: Strong
Score
B71
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Gloucester, GL1 5LE
- Distance
- 1.6km away
Gloucester Academy
Painswick Road, Gloucester, GL4 6RN
Local ranking32nd of 41 secondary schools in Gloucestershire
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1250
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 19 November 2024. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 19 November 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 41.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 36.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 48.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 121
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 84.0%
- Continued in education
- 77.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 936
- Boys
- 511 (50%)
- Girls
- 503 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1250 (81% full)
- SEND
- 23.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 51.2%
- EAL
- 34.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.6%
- SEN Support
- 21.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 54.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,840/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 13.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 39.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 49.7%
- Black African: 12.1%
- White Other: 11.3%
- Other: 4.3%
- Mixed Other: 3.8%
- Asian Indian: 3.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.9%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 2.3%
49.7%
White British
12.1%
Black African
11.3%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Painswick Road
Gloucester, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 148036
- UKPRN
- 10086154
- Establishment No.
- 4019
- Trust
- GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
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