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Ribston Hall High School: 11+ entry

Ribston Hall High School, Stroud Road, Gloucester, GL1 5LE

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial TeamSchool website

Some details are being re-checked

We check every fact against the official source on a schedule, and some details on this page are due their next check (last verified 19 October 2026). We'll update the page if anything has changed. How we check facts

Can we apply, and what did it take?

For September 2027 entry

  • How places are decided

    By rank, no pass mark

    The school uses the test scores and its own admission arrangements.

    Checked, source: Stroud High School, checked

  • Year 7 places

    150

    2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()

    Checked, source: Ribston Hall High School, checked

  • Last distance offered

    Not publishedWe have no checked figure for how far offers reached.

Your next deadlines

  1. Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()

    in 11 days

  2. Coming up: Test registration closes

    12pmin about 21 weeks

How far offers reached

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from Ribston Hall High School the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.

Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.

Reaching the school's standard means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.

Checked, source: Department for Education (GOV.UK), checked
No distance figures publishedWe have not found a checked figure for how far offers reached at Ribston Hall High School. We add each year's figures after National Offer Day, when the council or school publishes them.

Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)

How many families applied to Ribston Hall High School and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.

Applications and offers at Ribston Hall High School, September 2026 entry
FigureDepartment for Education
First-preference applications152First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000009,South West,916,E10000013,Gloucestershire,Secondary,9165400,z,5,Ribston Hall High School,149,149,75,51,21,564,152,178,126,2.026666666666667,1.0201342281879195,137,58,Academy converter,No religious character,7.9,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001248,Gloucester,136767,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)564All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000009,South West,916,E10000013,Gloucestershire,Secondary,9165400,z,5,Ribston Hall High School,149,149,75,51,21,564,152,178,126,2.026666666666667,1.0201342281879195,137,58,Academy converter,No religious character,7.9,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001248,Gloucester,136767,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day149Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000009,South West,916,E10000013,Gloucestershire,Secondary,9165400,z,5,Ribston Hall High School,149,149,75,51,21,564,152,178,126,2.026666666666667,1.0201342281879195,137,58,Academy converter,No religious character,7.9,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001248,Gloucester,136767,7View the official source
Applicants per place3.8Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000009,South West,916,E10000013,Gloucestershire,Secondary,9165400,z,5,Ribston Hall High School,149,149,75,51,21,564,152,178,126,2.026666666666667,1.0201342281879195,137,58,Academy converter,No religious character,7.9,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001248,Gloucester,136767,7View the official source

Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked

About these figures

Ribston Hall does not publish a cut-off score or the rank of its last offer, and we have not found allocation figures for it. There is no fixed qualifying score to report either: the standard is set after each year's results are known (see below).

At a glance

Ribston Hall High School in brief

tap a value for its source

Pupils
girlsPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Ribston Hall High School.The source says: Ribston Hall High School is a single sex girls’ grammar school (ages 11-16) with a mixed sixth form provision.View the official source
Who the school admits.
School type
academySchool typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Ribston Hall High School.The source says: Ribston Hall High School is an Academy and as such, the Governing Body of the school is the admissions authority responsible for all admissions.View the official source
How the school is run and funded.
Year 7 places
150Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Ribston Hall High School.The source says: A maximum of 150 places will be available for girls who achieve the qualifying standard for Year 7 entry in September 2027.View the official source2027 entry
The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
Entrance test
Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test (GL Assessment)
The test children sit to be considered. Written by GL Assessment.
The Governing Body of the academyAdmission authorityChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Ribston Hall High School.The source says: the Governing Body of the school is the admissions authority responsible for all admissionsView the official source
Who sets the admission rules and decides who is offered a place.
A mapped area (see the admission rules)
Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.

Key dates

Dates for September 2027 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2026/27.

Add to my calendar

Ribston Hall High School

  1. Done: Test registration closes

    12pm

    Source: Gloucestershire grammar schools (G7), hosted by Sir Thomas Rich's School, checked

  2. Done: Test day

  3. Next: School place applications close (CAF)

    in 11 days

  4. Coming up: Results

    Expected

  5. Coming up: National Offer Day

Year 5 now? Dates for September 2028 entry

Ribston Hall High School

  1. Next: Test registration opens

    12pm

  2. Coming up: Test registration closes

    12pmin about 21 weeks

  3. Coming up: Test day

Notes on these dates

Ribston Hall's policy describes the length of the registration window in a way that does not match the dates the G7 schools used, so we mark the policy's description as Awaiting confirmationRibston Hall High School: Registration window2027Official sources disagree; we are confirming this with the publisher.View the official source. For 2028 entry, go by the dates in the table.

If your daughter was ill on test day, or you moved into the area late: Illness/accident/bereavement: a replacement Late Test normally no later than end of September; families moving into the area after registration get a Late Test on a date published on the website.Ribston Hall High School: Late test policyChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Ribston Hall High School.The source says: the school may organise a similar replacement test (a “Late Test”) but normally no later than the end of September.View the official source

How places are given

3 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry

If more children qualify than there are places, Ribston Hall High School gives places using these rules (its ), in this order (2027 entry).

  1. 1

    Children in care / previously in care (incl. outside England) who met the qualifying standard or are within 100 ranked places below it, by rank

    The policy's own words
    Children in Care/Children Previously in Care ... who have met the qualifying standard or 100 ranked places below the qualifying standard will be offered priority by rank order.
  2. 2

    30 places for Pupil Premium girls who met the qualifying standard or are within 100 ranked places below it: first those in Gloucester postcodes GL1-GL4, then others, each by rank

    The policy's own words
    30 places will be allocated to students who qualify for Pupil Premium (See Appendix 2) who have met the qualifying standard or 100 ranked places below the qualifying standard.
  3. 3

    Other girls by rank order within the qualifying standard

    The policy's own words
    Students by rank order in the qualifying standard.

Source: Ribston Hall High School, checked

Who qualifies
Only girls who meet the qualifying standard are eligible; the qualifying standard is not a pre-defined pass mark but is set after the test once results are known. Looked-after/previously looked-after and Pupil Premium girls within 100 ranked places below the qualifying standard can also be considered under criteria 1-2.Source: Ribston Hall High School, checked
Catchment
No catchment area. Within the 30 Pupil Premium places, PP girls in Gloucester postcodes GL1, GL2, GL3 and GL4 are prioritised.Source: Ribston Hall High School, checked
If two children are level for the last place
Equal results: the girl living closer (straight line) ranks higher; equal distance for the final place goes to independently overseen random allocation.Source: Ribston Hall High School, checked
Brothers and sisters
No priority for brothers and sisters.Source: Ribston Hall High School, checked
Pupil premium
30 places for Pupil Premium girls at or up to 100 ranked places below the qualifying standard; PP girls living in GL1-GL4 first, then PP girls elsewhere, each by rank. PP = free school meals (FSM)-registered in the six years before test registration closes.Source: Ribston Hall High School, checked
Waiting list
Held by the school for girls who met the qualifying standard, re-ranked by the oversubscription criteria as children are added; kept until 31 December of Year 7, then parents must ask to move to the In-Year Admissions File.Source: Ribston Hall High School, checked

The admission rules for September 2028 entry are not published yet. We check the school's website and add them when they appear.

More detail from our guide

2027 entry. The policy for September 2027 entry is determinedRibston Hall High School: Document status (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Ribston Hall High School.The source says: Admissions Policy for ... Entry in 2027-2028 ... Date of Policy: | February 2026View the official source and dated February 2026Ribston Hall High School: Determined date (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Ribston Hall High School.The source says: Date of Policy: | February 2026View the official source. It has three criteria, used only if more girls qualify than there are places:

  • (1) Girls who are in care, or were previously in care (including outside England).
  • (2) A reserved group of places for girls eligible for the pupil premium. Pupil premium girls who live in a Gloucester priority area are considered first, then pupil premium girls from elsewhere, each in rank order.
  • (3) All other qualifying girls, in rank order.

The qualifying standard itself: Only girls who meet the qualifying standard are eligible; the qualifying standard is not a pre-defined pass mark but is set after the test once results are known. Looked-after/previously looked-after and Pupil Premium girls within 100 ranked places below the qualifying standard can also be considered under criteria 1-2.Ribston Hall High School: Qualifying rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Ribston Hall High School.The source says: Only candidates who meet the qualifying standard in the Entrance Test will be eligible to be considered for admission to the school. The qualifying standard is not a pre-defined pass mark but is set after the test is taken and the results are known.View the official source

The pupil premium priority area is disputed. The criterion and the policy's appendix describe the area in two different ways, and the two descriptions do not match the same area. Until the school clarifies, we show it as Awaiting confirmationRibston Hall High School: Pp priority area2027Official sources disagree; we are confirming this with the publisher.View the official source. If this affects your family, ask the admissions manager which definition will be used.

  • Catchment: the school does not have one.
  • Sisters: NoRibston Hall High School: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Ribston Hall High School.The source says: the following criteria will be applied, in the order set out below, to decide which students to admit:View the official source sibling priority.
  • Tie-break: Equal results: the girl living closer (straight line) ranks higher; equal distance for the final place goes to independently overseen random allocation.Ribston Hall High School: Tie break (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Ribston Hall High School.The source says: In the event that two, or more, girls have an equal result, the higher ranking will be given to the girl who lives closest to the school ... random allocation (overseen by someone unconnected with the school) will determine which child is admitted.View the official source Distance runs in a straight line from Ordnance Survey Address Point of the permanent residence to Ordnance Survey Address Point of the SchoolRibston Hall High School: Distance rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Ribston Hall High School.The source says: measured as a straight line from their main place of residence to Ribston Hall High School, using the Local Authority’s computerised measuring system. (The distance is measured from the Ordnance Survey Address Point of the permanent residence, including flats – to the Ordnance Survey Address Point of the School.)View the official source.
  • Waiting list: Held by the school for girls who met the qualifying standard, re-ranked by the oversubscription criteria as children are added; kept until 31 December of Year 7, then parents must ask to move to the In-Year Admissions File.Ribston Hall High School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Ribston Hall High School.The source says: a waiting list will be held for entry into Year 7 for candidates who have met the qualifying standard in accordance with our oversubscription criteria ... This will be held until December 31st of Year 7.View the official source

2028 entry: Ribston Hall High School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Ribston Hall High School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Admissions Policy Entry 2026-2027 pdf ... Admissions Policy 2025-2026 pdf ... Admissions Policy Entry 2027-2028 pdfView the official source. We will add the 2028 rules when the school publishes them.

The test

Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test (GL Assessment)
Test
Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test (GL Assessment)
Written by
GL Assessment
Test date, 2027 entry
Saturday 12 September 2026

Ribston Hall uses the test shared by all of the county's grammar schools; it does not set a separate one. For girls now in Year 6, that was the GL AssessmentGloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test (GL Assessment): Test providerChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Pate's Grammar School.The source says: The test provider for the entrance test for entry into Year 7 in September 2027 will be GL Assessment.View the official source test on Saturday 12 September 2026Ribston Hall High School 2027 entry: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Ribston Hall High School.The source says: The entrance test took place on the morning of Saturday, 12th September 2026.View the official source.

Two things on the school's 2027 admissions page do not line up, and we are checking both:

  • Which test company. The test section names the provider above, but an older question-and-answer section further down still talks about a different company used in earlier years. Treat the shared G7 information as current while we check the older text.
  • How long each paper lasts. The page gives one timing, its FAQ another and the joint booklet a third, so we show paper length as Awaiting confirmationRibston Hall High School: Test paper length2027Official sources disagree; we are confirming this with the publisher.View the official source.

Girls now in Year 5 face the new test for 2028 entry: FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise)Ribston Hall High School: Test family by entry year (2028)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Ribston Hall High School.The source says: Following the Gloucestershire Grammar Schools announcement earlier this year, the new test provider will be Future Stories Community Enterprise (FSCE).View the official source, sat in Year 5Ribston Hall High School 2028 entry: Year group at testChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Ribston Hall High School.The source says: If your child is currently in Year 5 and wishes to apply for a place at a Gloucestershire Grammar School, they must take this test.View the official source on Saturday 3 July 2027Ribston Hall High School 2028 entry: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Ribston Hall High School.The source says: The Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test for entry into Year 7 in September 2028 will take place on Saturday 3 July 2027.View the official source. If you read the school's 2028 page, the provider's initials are sometimes written in a different order there; it is the same organisation. A news post headed as a "2027" update for "current Year 4" children also refers to this July test, which is for September 2028 entry and today's Year 5. The 2028 change is explained on our county guide.

How the Gloucestershire test works

Open days

All this year's events have passed

  1. Done: Year 5 Admissions Information Morning (for September 2027 entry) (passed)

    09:15-11:30

  2. Done: Open Morning and Open Evening (passed)

Source: Ribston Hall High School, checked

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work
Refusal notice explains the right of appeal to an independent appeal panel (binding); appeals are normally held May to June 2027.Source: Ribston Hall High School, checked

General information, not legal advice.

What Ribston Hall's 2027 page says: Refusal notice explains the right of appeal to an independent appeal panel (binding); appeals are normally held May to June 2027.Ribston Hall High School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Ribston Hall High School.The source says: If a place is refused, the notification of this fact will advise of the right of appeal to an independent appeal panel. The decision of the independent appeal panel is binding on all parties.View the official source In Gloucestershire, each school administers its own appeals; write to the Clerk to the Appeals Panel at the schoolGloucestershire: RouteChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Gloucestershire grammar schools (G7), hosted by Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: Each individual school administers its own appeals and a request to appeal must be made in writing to the Clerk to the Appeals Panel, c/o the school for which you are appealing for a place.View the official source.

Before appealing, check whether your daughter met the qualifying standard: if she did, the council's reconsideration round and the school's waiting list may be the quicker route. Appeals for full schools often do not succeed, so keep a realistic choice on your application.

Official documents and sources

9 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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