Gloucestershire / Gloucestershire 11+
Stroud Road, Gloucester, GL1 5LE
Ribston Hall High School
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A selective girls grammar school in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 906 pupils on roll.
At a glance
At a glance
A selective girls grammar school in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 906 pupils on roll. Ribston Hall High School serves girls aged 11-18 and keeps a full sixth form on site. Current published roll and admissions data point to around 906 pupils on roll and 150 Year 7 places.
From a family point of view, admissions are likely to be one of the most important parts of the picture. The current route includes GL Assessment, with 150 places available in Year 7 and demand that currently looks very high by grammar-school standards. Catchment or distance rules still matter at allocation stage, so this is the kind of school where families need to read the admissions policy carefully rather than rely on headline scores alone.
The academic side of the school is backed by enough published data to give families a useful starting point. The latest published Ofsted judgement is Good. Recent official performance measures show Progress 8 at 0.24 and Attainment 8 at 64.8. 86.8% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths in the latest stored GCSE figures. In the sixth form, 16.3% of entries were awarded AAB or better at A level. Destinations data also suggest strong progression after sixth form, with 67% moving into higher education.
The wider offer currently includes Drama. For many parents, the presence of a sixth form is part of the attraction, because it gives able pupils the option to stay in a familiar academic setting through to A level. Taken together, those features make Ribston Hall High School the kind of school that rewards careful research into travel, admissions detail, and day-to-day fit, not just headline outcomes.
Latest 2024/25 KS4 measures compared with Gloucestershire and England.
Recent published Attainment 8 scores compared with Gloucestershire and England.
Latest 2024/25 Year 11 destination mix compared with Gloucestershire and England.
Places are score-led after eligibility. Gloucester postcode priority applies only within the Pupil Premium allocation; straight-line distance breaks tied scores.
Looked-after and previously looked-after children
Priority by rank order applies for children in care, previously in care and children regarded as previously in state care outside England who meet the qualifying standard or fall within 100 ranked places below it.
Pupil Premium allocation
Up to 30 places are allocated to eligible Pupil Premium candidates who meet the qualifying standard or fall within 100 ranked places below it, with GL1-GL4 candidates ranked before other Pupil Premium candidates.
Remaining qualified candidates
Remaining places are allocated by rank order among candidates meeting the qualifying standard.
Tie-break
Equal scores are ordered by straight-line distance from the permanent home address to the school; exact final-place ties use random allocation.
Creative writing example mark scheme Guidance on how to mark your child's creative writing, with prompts for them to practice creative writing at home.
This school uses the shared Gloucestershire consortium route. The consortium page brings together the common test format, key dates and official papers used across that route.
Open Gloucestershire guidePaper 1
English, VR
Verbal skills paper
Multiple-choice questions covering English comprehension, vocabulary and verbal reasoning skills.
Paper 2
NVR, Maths
Non-verbal and mathematics paper
Multiple-choice questions covering non-verbal reasoning and mathematics skills.
English, Maths, Verbal reasoning and Non-verbal reasoning are included in the published format.
Science and Creative writing are not listed in the current published format.
English
Maths
Verbal reasoning
Multiple-choice questions covering English comprehension, vocabulary and verbal reasoning skills.
Non-verbal reasoning
Multiple-choice questions covering non-verbal reasoning and mathematics skills.
Science
Creative writing
Registration opens
18 May 2026
Registration closes
26 June 2026
Entrance test
12 September 2026
Results
before 31 October 2026
Common application form deadline
31 October 2026
Allocation day
1 March 2027
Appeals
May to June 2027
Register for the grammar test
Complete the online registration between noon on 18 May 2026 and noon on 26 June 2026.
Open stepRequest access arrangements
Submit special educational need, medical or disability evidence during the registration window where adjustments may be needed.
Open stepSit the Gloucestershire grammar test
The entrance test is scheduled for Saturday 12 September 2026.
Open stepSubmit the common application form
Apply through the home local authority by 31 October 2026 and include the preferred grammar schools.
Open stepLatest official destinations data currently covers 2022/23 study leavers.
Recent trend
This follows the school's published overall GCSE score across the subjects pupils take. Higher is better.
| Year | This school | Grammar schools | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 69.6 | 74.2 | 49.4 |
| 2022/23 | 62.6 | 71.8 | 47.0 |
| 2023/24 | 64.8 | 72.1 | 46.7 |
| 2024/25 | 67.7 | 72.3 | 46.8 |
Recent trend
This follows the published average A-level result for the school's sixth form. Higher is better.
| Year | This school | Grammar schools | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | B average (41.2 points) | 44.0 points | 37.5 points |
| 2022/23 | B- average (35.2 points) | 40.5 points | 33.7 points |
| 2023/24 | C+ average (32.4 points) | 41.3 points | 34.5 points |
| 2024/25 | C+ average (34.7 points) | 41.8 points | 35.0 points |
Recent trend
This follows the share of pupils moving into a sustained destination after Year 11, such as education, apprenticeships, or employment.
| Year | This school | Grammar schools | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 99% | 99.1% | 94.1% |
| 2022/23 | 98% | 98.9% | 93.9% |
| 2023/24 | 99% | 99.0% | 93.3% |
| 2024/25 | 96% | 97.8% | 91.4% |
Latest year breakdown
| In education | 93% |
|---|---|
| In apprenticeships | 2% |
| In employment | 1% |
Latest inspection: 11 May 2022
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FAQ
Ribston Hall High School currently uses GL Assessment.
1. Register for the grammar test: Complete the online registration between noon on 18 May 2026 and noon on 26 June 2026. 2. Request access arrangements: Submit special educational need, medical or disability evidence during the registration window where adjustments may be needed. 3. Sit the Gloucestershire grammar test: The entrance test is scheduled for Saturday 12 September 2026. 4. Submit the common application form: Apply through the home local authority by 31 October 2026 and include the preferred grammar schools.
Registration opens: 18 May 2026. Registration closes: 26 June 2026. Entrance test: 12 September 2026. Results: before 31 October 2026. Common application form deadline: 31 October 2026. Allocation day: 1 March 2027. Appeals: May to June 2027
Ribston Hall High School is currently rated Good following the latest published inspection dated 11 May 2022.