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Ripon Grammar School catchment area

Ripon · co-educational grammar school · ages 11 to 18
Admissions
Catchment area
(distance priority)
Intake
Co-educational · ages 11 to 18
11+ test
GL Assessment (English, Maths, Science, MFL)
Year 7 places
117
Location
Ripon, Yorkshire
Catchment, explained

How catchment works at Ripon Grammar School

Ripon Grammar School draws its intake using a designated catchment or distance priority around Ripon. To be considered your child first needs to pass GL Assessment (English, Maths, Science, MFL), which makes them eligible but does not guarantee a place.

Reach the standard on the GL test, then a set percentage of catchment-area pupils plus boarders are admitted; siblings then proximity decide within groups. The qualifying distance shifts every year with demand, so a postcode that was inside the catchment one year can fall outside it the next.

Bottom line: for Ripon Grammar School, both things matter, your child must pass the 11+, and you generally need to live close enough to clear that year's distance cut-off.
Grammar schools near Ripon
Yorkshire
Nearby options

Other grammar schools near Ripon

Skipton Girls' High School
Skipton · Catchment area
23.4 miles away
Ermysted's Grammar School
Skipton · Catchment area
23.8 miles away
Heckmondwike Grammar School
Heckmondwike · Part-catchment
30.0 miles away
The North Halifax Grammar School
Halifax · Part-catchment
30.1 miles away
The Crossley Heath School
Halifax · No catchment
32.0 miles away
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Clitheroe · Catchment area
39.9 miles away
Applying

Sitting the 11+ for Ripon Grammar School

1

Register

Sign up for GL Assessment (English, Maths, Science, MFL) with the school or local authority, usually by early summer before Year 6 begins.

2

Sit the test

Your child takes the test in September of Year 6. Results follow in October, before the 31 October secondary application deadline.

3

Get your place

Pass, then your home distance decides. List Ripon schools by preference on the application.

FAQs

Ripon Grammar School catchment, your questions answered

Does Ripon Grammar School have a catchment area?+
Yes. A fixed share of the Ripon-area catchment is offered places after passing, alongside boarding places open to any area.
Is Ripon Grammar School super-selective?+
No. Ripon Grammar School is a selective grammar with a catchment or distance priority, so both a qualifying mark and your home address affect whether you get a place.
How is the catchment for Ripon Grammar School measured?+
Reach the standard on the GL test, then a set percentage of catchment-area pupils plus boarders are admitted; siblings then proximity decide within groups. Distances are normally measured in a straight line from your home to the school, and the cut-off moves each year with demand.
What test does my child sit for Ripon Grammar School?+
Children applying to Ripon Grammar School sit GL Assessment (English, Maths, Science, MFL), usually at the start of Year 6. Register with the school or local authority before the summer deadline in Year 5.
How many places does Ripon Grammar School offer?+
Ripon Grammar School admits 117 pupils into Year 7 each year. With far more qualifiers than places, the score needed in practice is well above the basic pass mark.
Can we apply to Ripon Grammar School from outside the area?+
Yes, you can always apply. In quieter years out-of-area children are offered places, but in-catchment families take priority, so it is less predictable.
Does passing the 11+ guarantee a place at Ripon Grammar School?+
No. Passing qualifies your child, the place then depends on the admissions priorities, most often home-to-school distance.
When do we register for the GL Assessment (English, Maths, Science, MFL)?+
Registration usually opens in the spring or early summer of Year 5 and closes before the test, which is sat in September of Year 6. Results come back in October, the secondary application deadline is 31 October, and offers are sent on national offer day, 1 March. Always confirm the exact dates with Ripon Grammar School or your local authority.

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Catchment and admissions details change every year. This page is an indicative guide for parents, always confirm the current catchment area, distances, places and test arrangements directly with Ripon Grammar School and your local authority before applying.