Best Schools in Ripon

How many schools are there in Ripon?

Ripon has 16 open schools: 13 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through and 1 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Are there any Outstanding schools in Ripon?

None of the 11 graded schools in Ripon currently holds an Outstanding rating. 9 are rated Good, so 82% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Ripon get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Ripon with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Ripon Grammar School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 69.9 and 92% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Outwood Academy Ripon, with an Attainment 8 score of 49 and 53% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Ripon Grammar SchoolOutwood Academy Ripon

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Ripon have the best SATs results?

Of the 11 primary schools in Ripon with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Grewelthorpe Church of England Primary School (100% in reading, 93% in maths); St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (87% in reading, 91% in maths); and Outwood Primary Academy Greystone (80% in reading, 90% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Grewelthorpe Church of England Primary SchoolSt Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyOutwood Primary Academy Greystone

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Ripon?

Yes. Ripon Grammar School is a state grammar school in Ripon. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

Ripon Grammar School

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Ripon have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Ripon have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, North Yorkshire allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Ripon?

Apply to North Yorkshire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.