Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

Lancaster and WyreConstituency

LA1 4RSPostcode

9.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Lancashire, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,755 pupils. Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy is part of The Bay Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 50.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 58%
EBacc average point score: 4.39

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,755

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,755
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: The Bay Learning Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 Feb 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
11 Jan 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.