Ribston Hall High School
Stroud Road, Gloucester, GL1 5LE
939 pupils · 94% of 1,000 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Selective
- Trust
- RIBSTON HALL HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 7.5%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 12 May 2026, published 28 June 2026. 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 | 67.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 90.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 98% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 37.2% |
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 — 1.02 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 149 | 152 | 564 | 149 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 148 | 93 | 461 | 148 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 150 | 138 | 475 | 150 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 147 | 166 | 449 | 147 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 128 | 128 | 412 | 128 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 148 | 119 | 664 | 148 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 148 | 181 | 459 | 148 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 149 | 172 | 472 | 149 |
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
- The Crypt School 0.9 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Gloucester Academy 1.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre 2 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Holmleigh Park High School 2.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Barnwood Park School 2.6 km · No Ofsted rating
- Denmark Road High School 3 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
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.