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Ribston Hall High School

Academy converter · Gloucester · GL1 5LE

Ages 11–18 · 939 pupils · Gloucestershire

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Ofsted

Strong standard

Attainment 8

64.8

Overall absence

6.4%

Admissions demand

0.92 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Strong standard

Inspection date

2026-05-12

  • AchievementStrong standard
  • Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.24
−20+2
Attainment 864.8
English & maths grade 5+87%
English & maths grade 4+97%
EBacc entry41%

EBacc APS: 5.8

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.5%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
5.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.7%
Enrolments in measure
774

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.92 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

138

Places offered

150

1st-preference offers

96

Total preferences (any rank)
475
Preferred offers (top 3)
150
Applications from outside LA
65
Offers to outside-LA applicants
25
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill94%

939 pupils · 1,000 places

Pupils on roll
939
Boys / girls
9 / 930
School capacity
1,000
Capacity fill
939 / 1,000 (94%)
Free school meals
7.5%
FSM pupils
57
Admissions policy
Selective
Gender
Girls
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: RIBSTON HALL HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
RIBSTON HALL HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Mr Alec Waters

Location

Address
Stroud Road
Postcode
GL1 5LE
Town
Gloucester
County
Gloucestershire
Local authority
Gloucestershire
District
Gloucester
Constituency
Gloucester
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Girls academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 939 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, selective admissions. Free school meals: 7.5%.

Open schools in Gloucester
88
Secondary schools in Gloucester
12
Academies among open schools in Gloucester
41% (36)
Open schools in GL1
17
Secondary in GL1
2
Open schools in Gloucestershire LA
339
Secondary in Gloucestershire LA
41

Nearby secondary schools

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Alec Waters
Telephone
01452382249
Website
http://www.ribstonhall.gloucs.sch.uk

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