Ribblesdale High School is a secondary school located in Clitheroe. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 04/06/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Queens Road, Clitheroe, BB7 1EJ
Website: http://www.ribblesdale.org
Telephone: 01200422563
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Anne-Marie Horrocks
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 119716

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 04/06/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1425
Number of Pupils: 1336
Number of Boys: 722
Number of Girls: 614

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.05 Confidence interval -0.12 to 0.23
Of the 217 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 214 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:26%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:48%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.12
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ribblesdale Nursery School
Queens Road , BB7 1EL
3out of 4 150 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe
Greenacre Street , BB7 1ED
3out of 4 280 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clitheroe
Lowergate , BB7 1AG
3out of 4 413 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Clitheroe Brookside Primary School
Bright Street , BB7 1NW
2out of 4 898 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Edisford Primary School
Edisford Road , BB7 2LN
4out of 4 1,123 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Clitheroe Pendle Primary School
Princess Avenue , BB7 2AL
4out of 4 1,232 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ribblesdale High School
Queens Road , BB7 1EJ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
York Street , BB7 2DJ
4out of 4 959 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Moorland School Limited
Ribblesdale Avenue , BB7 2JA
- not rated 1,850 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.