OFSTED
12 May 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
11 May 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
6 July 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Girls
Religious character
—
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Trust
RIBSTON HALL HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
939
939 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
930
99.0% of pupils
Male pupils
9
1.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.1 pts
below England
School
7.7%
Gloucester
21.4%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.6 pts
below England
School
14.7%
Gloucester
19.4%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
below England
School
0.9%
Gloucester
1.2%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
53.4%
501
Unclassified
13.0%
122
Indian
9.3%
87
Any other White background
4.8%
45
Any other Asian background
4.2%
39
African
3.2%
30
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
6.4%
60 of
939 pupils
14.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.3 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
67.7
28.5 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.24 · 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
5.38%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.84 pts
lower than
England
School
5.38%
Gloucester
6.34%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.05%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.77 pts
lower than
England
School
12.05%
Gloucester
16.04%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.42%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.38 pts
lower than
England
School
1.42%
Gloucester
1.71%
South West
1.90%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
93.9%
1.6 pts
above England
Ribston Hall High School
93.9%
Gloucester
95.4%
South West
88.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.