Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
Secondary school in Lancaster, Lancashire. Outstanding (Dec 2022).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 14 December 2022, report published 8 February 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around December 2026
The last inspection was in December 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 0.5 milesLancaster Girls' Grammar School
Good (Sep 2022)
- 0.7 milesLancaster Royal Grammar School
Report card, Jun 2026: 2 exceptional, 5 strong
- 1.1 milesOur Lady's Catholic College
Requires improvement (Mar 2024)
- 1.3 milesLancaster High School
Good (Sep 2023)
- 3.2 milesMorecambe Bay Academy
Good (Sep 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.