UK Schools
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Lancaster, Lancashire County Council, teaching 1,755 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its last graded inspection in December 2022. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 50.7 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 2 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy.
- 1 School closed for Staff Training Day 1
- 2 Start of term (Years 7 and 12 only)
- 3 All other year groups return
- 2 School closes at 12:25 pm
- 3 School closed for Staff Training Day 2
- 23–31 School closed for Half term
- 23 School closed for Staff Training Day 3
- 24 School closed for Staff Training Day 4
- 3 School re-opens to pupils
- 19 Last day of term (early closure 12:30 pm)
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday (Two-week break)
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday (Two-week break)
- 6 Spring Term Begins
- 16 School Closed for Trust INSET Day
- 16–20 School closed for Half term
- 27 Last day of term
- 30–31 Easter Holiday (Two-week break)
- 1–10 Easter Holiday (Two-week break)
- 13 Summer Term begins
- 4 School closed for Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 School closed for Half term
- 17 Last day of term (early closure 12:30 pm)
- 20 School closed for Staff Training Day 5
- 21–31 Summer Holiday (approximately six weeks)
- 1–31 Summer Holiday (approximately six weeks)
Key dates (2025–2026)
- School closed for Staff Training Day 1 Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- Start of term (Years 7 and 12 only) Sep 2, 2025 Term
- All other year groups return Sep 3, 2025 Event
- School closes at 12:25 pm Oct 2, 2025 Event
- School closed for Staff Training Day 2 Oct 3, 2025 Inset Day
- School closed for Half term Oct 23-31, 2025 Holiday
- School closed for Staff Training Day 3 Oct 23, 2025 Inset Day
- School closed for Staff Training Day 4 Oct 24, 2025 Inset Day
- School re-opens to pupils Nov 3, 2025 Event
- Last day of term (early closure 12:30 pm) Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday (Two-week break) Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Begins Jan 6, 2026 Term
- School Closed for Trust INSET Day Jan 16, 2026 Inset Day
- School closed for Half term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Last day of term Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday (Two-week break) Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term begins Apr 13, 2026 Term
- School closed for Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- School closed for Half term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Last day of term (early closure 12:30 pm) Jul 17, 2026 Term
- School closed for Staff Training Day 5 Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Holiday (approximately six weeks) Jul 21 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy with Lancashire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 50.7 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 33.68 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 19.3% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 96% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 91% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.