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Academy converter · 660 pupils
74% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.2
Community school
Ribblesdale School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,437of 1,635 places
- Free school meals
- 17.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 281
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 1 July 2025Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Ribblesdale School has no sixth form. Of the 276 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 2% moved to a sixth form college, 50% to a further education college and 12% started an apprenticeship.
Apprenticeships are a real route from here: 12% of leavers started one, roughly three times the England figure of 3%.
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 99% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 43.5 against 46.1 across England and 45.1 in Lancashire, with 38% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Lancashire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Ribblesdale School | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 276 | 13,296 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 71% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 17% | 12% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | 20% | 13% |
| — further education college | 50% | 48% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 12% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 7% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Ribblesdale School | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 43.5 | 45.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 44% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 21% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.56 | 3.95 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 15% | 26% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 33.9 | 32.7 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 45.3 | 49.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 2% | 12% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 281 | 100% | 88% | 10% | 22% | 72% |
| English Language | 281 | 100% | 89% | 9% | 20% | 68% |
| English Literature | 278 | 99% | 86% | 12% | 21% | 71% |
| Religious Studies | 277 | 99% | 31% | 8% | 32% | 64% |
| Combined Science | 250 | 89% | 65% | 6% | 9% | 50% |
| History | 160 | 57% | 41% | 16% | 26% | 66% |
| Physical Education | 81 | 29% | 11% | 14% | 24% | 52% |
| French | 50 | 18% | 18% | 4% | 29% | 38% |
| Art and Design | 47 | 17% | 7% | 11% | 24% | 91% |
| Textiles | 41 | 15% | 2% | 29% | 27% | 93% |
| Design and Technology | 40 | 14% | 11% | 10% | 23% | 55% |
| Computer Science | 39 | 14% | 13% | 5% | 30% | 56% |
| Geography | 36 | 13% | 41% | 22% | 25% | 69% |
| Spanish | 31 | 11% | 19% | 13% | 27% | 52% |
| Chemistry | 31 | 11% | 23% | 10% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 31 | 11% | 23% | 6% | 46% | 90% |
| Biology | 31 | 11% | 23% | 13% | 45% | 100% |
| Drama | 15 | 5% | 7% | 7% | 27% | 40% |
| Polish | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Japanese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 55 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 46 | — | — |
| Multimedia | 46 | — | — |
| Graphic Design | 39 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 15 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 11 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 11 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Lancashire
Accrington Academy
Academy sponsor led · 953 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.4
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
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85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.7
Albany Academy
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76% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.7
Alder Grange School
Community school · sixth form · 899 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.0
All Hallows Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school · 911 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.6
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.