Ripley Endowed Church of England School

Ripley Endowed Church of England School has shown a significant improvement since its previous inspection, moving from an inadequate rating to a good overall effectiveness. The school is committed to fostering a positive and welcoming environment where pupils feel safe and appreciated, demonstrating a strong sense of community involvement and parental support. The leadership team has introduced ambitious goals for student learning and is actively embedding these throughout the curriculum, which is tailored to the needs of the pupils in this small, close-knit community.

Strengths

• Strong leadership that fosters enthusiasm among staff and students.
• A supportive and safe environment for pupils where bullying is rare.
• A well-structured curriculum that broadens pupils' experiences.
• Effective phonics program that develops confident readers from an early age.
• High-quality training for teachers to effectively deliver the curriculum.
• A commitment to inclusivity, effectively supporting pupils with SEND.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistency in curriculum implementation across some subjects.
• Lack of clarity on key knowledge to be revisited in the PSHE curriculum.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Ripley Endowed Church of England School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 5.4% of pupils at Ripley Endowed Church of England School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Ripley Endowed Church of England School had 14.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.3% of pupils at Ripley Endowed Church of England School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Ripley Endowed Church of England School received £10,124 and spent £9,108 for each of its 58 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £52,000 (£891 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Ripley Endowed Church of England School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ripley Endowed Church of England School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Ripley Endowed Church of England School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ripley Endowed Church of England School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Ripley Endowed Church of England School have?

Ripley Endowed Church of England School has 58 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ripley Endowed Church of England School cover?

Ripley Endowed Church of England School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Ripley Endowed Church of England School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ripley Endowed Church of England School?

Ripley Endowed Church of England School is at Main Street, Ripley, Ripley Endowed C Of E School, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 3AY.