Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
Ashton Road, Lancaster, LA1 4RS
1,755 pupils · 100% of 1,754 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE BAY LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 11.1%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 14 December 2022, published 8 February 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 50.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 58% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 79.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 23.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.22 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 289 | 353 | 917 | 289 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 284 | 350 | 912 | 284 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 289 | 387 | 990 | 289 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 270 | 341 | 931 | 270 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 261 | 415 | 999 | 261 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 280 | 368 | 1,012 | 280 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 279 | 319 | 936 | 279 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 280 | 354 | 960 | 280 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Lancaster Girls' Grammar School 0.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Lancaster Royal Grammar School 1.2 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Our Lady's Catholic College 1.8 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Lancaster High School 2.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Morecambe Bay Academy 5.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bay Leadership Academy 5.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.