AcademySecondary

Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy

Ashton Road, Lancaster LA1 4RS

7Schola Grade
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
1,755
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 1,754
Local authority
Lancashire
The Bay Learning Trust

Schola Grade 7

GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
GCSE resultsAttainment 8 score 50.7, an average GCSE grade of about 5.1
73rdpercentile
Disadvantaged pupilsDisadvantaged pupils' Attainment 8 score 42.6
79thpercentile
Attendance19% of pupils persistently absent
72ndpercentile

Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).

About Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy

Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy is a secondary academy in Lancaster, Lancashire, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13). It is part of The Bay Learning Trust.

It has 1,755 pupils on roll and room for 1,754. It has a sixth form. Religious character: Church of England. Its Schola Grade is 7 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.

Location & nearby schools

Ashton Road
Lancaster LA1 4RS
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School details

Type
Academy · What this means
Level
Secondary
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Ages
11–18
Official type
Academy converter
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
Yes
Pupils on roll
1,755
Capacity
1,754 pupils
Free school meals
11.10% of pupils eligible
Academy trust
The Bay Learning Trust
Local authority
Lancashire
Nation
England
URN
136731

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