OFSTED
1 July 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Lancashire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,437
1,437 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
729
50.7% of pupils
Male pupils
708
49.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.5 pts
below England
School
17.3%
Ribble Valley
13.3%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.3 pts
below England
School
4.0%
Ribble Valley
5.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Ribble Valley
0.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
86.6%
1,245
Any other White background
4.6%
66
Pakistani
2.9%
42
Any other Asian background
1.6%
23
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
14
White and Asian
0.9%
13
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
11.3%
162 of
1,437 pupils
9.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
43.5
4.3 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.25 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.46%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.24 pts
higher than
England
School
7.46%
Ribble Valley
4.81%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
21.76%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.95 pts
higher than
England
School
21.76%
Ribble Valley
9.79%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.24%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.44 pts
higher than
England
School
2.24%
Ribble Valley
0.70%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
87.9%
3.2 pts
below England
Ribblesdale School
87.9%
Ribble Valley
91.7%
North West
99.7%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.