Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Lancaster, Lancashire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
9.9587 miles
Published by the school · offers on 2 March 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy is a secondary school in Lancaster, Lancashire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 14 December 2022. The school has published a last distance offered on its own website for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 9.9587 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 9.9587 miles away, further than in 2025 and in 2021, with the distance swinging sharply between some years.
- In 2026, Year 7 had 353 first-choice applications for 289 offers; 276 offers went to first-choice families, and 77 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 2024/25 grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths: 58% (England 45%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Lancashire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Lancashire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Ashton Road, Lancaster, LA1 4RS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,755 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 14 December 2022
Strengths
- “At Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy, leaders and staff have created an inspirational environment.”
- “Pupils, and students in the sixth form, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), flourish academically, personally and spiritually.”
- “Pupils and students are highly articulate, self-motivated and determined to succeed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 February 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 58% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 50.7 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 353 first-preference applications, 289 offers in total, 276 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Lancaster Girls' Grammar School 0.5 mi Good
- Lancaster Royal Grammar School 0.7 mi Good
- Our Lady's Catholic College 1.1 mi Requires improvement
- Lancaster High School 1.3 mi Good
- Morecambe Bay Academy 3.2 mi Good
- Bay Leadership Academy 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Carnforth High School 6.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Garstang Community Academy 10.4 mi Requires improvement