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Ripon Grammar School: 11+ entry

16 Clotherholme Road, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 2DG

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial TeamSchool website

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Can we apply, and what did it take?

For September 2029 entry

  • Score to qualify

    Not published yet

  • Year 7 places

    117

    2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()

    Checked, source: North Yorkshire Council, checked

  • Last distance offered

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

No deadlines left for 2029 entry.

How far offers reached

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from Ripon Grammar 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 Ripon Grammar School. We add each year's figures after National Offer Day, when the council or school publishes them.

Other published figures

  • 2026 entry: Qualifying score (aggregate score): 203
  • 2025 entry: Qualifying score (aggregate score): 196
  • 2024 entry: Qualifying score (aggregate score): 195

Source: North Yorkshire Council, checked

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

How many families applied to Ripon Grammar 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 Ripon Grammar School, September 2026 entry
FigureDepartment for Education
First-preference applications165First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000003,Yorkshire and The Humber,815,E06000065,North Yorkshire,Secondary,8154215,z,5,Ripon Grammar School,110,110,109,1,0,235,165,29,18,1.5137614678899083,1.5,35,2,Community school,No religious character,4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001475,Skipton and Ripon,121694,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)235All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000003,Yorkshire and The Humber,815,E06000065,North Yorkshire,Secondary,8154215,z,5,Ripon Grammar School,110,110,109,1,0,235,165,29,18,1.5137614678899083,1.5,35,2,Community school,No religious character,4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001475,Skipton and Ripon,121694,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day110Places 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,E12000003,Yorkshire and The Humber,815,E06000065,North Yorkshire,Secondary,8154215,z,5,Ripon Grammar School,110,110,109,1,0,235,165,29,18,1.5137614678899083,1.5,35,2,Community school,No religious character,4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001475,Skipton and Ripon,121694,7View the official source
Applicants per place2.1Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000003,Yorkshire and The Humber,815,E06000065,North Yorkshire,Secondary,8154215,z,5,Ripon Grammar School,110,110,109,1,0,235,165,29,18,1.5137614678899083,1.5,35,2,Community school,No religious character,4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001475,Skipton and Ripon,121694,7View the official source

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

About these figures

Ripon has no fixed pass mark. The council sets a cut-off mark each year so that the top 28% (or as near to that as possible) of Year 6 children living in the Ripon selective area reach it. Children from outside the area must reach the same mark. Reaching it makes a child eligible, not certain of a placeRipon Grammar School: Qualifying rule (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: The results of the Ripon Grammar selection tests are used to find the highest scoring 28% or as close as possible of the year 6 cohort who live in the Ripon area. The number of children this percentage figure identifies sets the cut-off mark and the standard which children must reach to be considered as suitable for entry into Ripon Grammar School.View the official source. The mark therefore moves with how well local children score in a given year.

All three marks come from the old papers. The new Verbal Skills and maths-based papers were first used in September 2026, so the mark for 2027 entry may not follow the same pattern. Treat these figures as a guide, not a promise.

At a glance

Ripon Grammar School in brief

tap a value for its source

Pupils
mixedPupilsChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Ripon Grammar School.The source says: Ripon Grammar School is an academically selective co-educational maintained school for day and boarding students, both weekly and termly.View the official source
Who the school admits.
Year 7 places
117Year 7 placesChecked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: The published admission number for the school is 117, this includes 14 boarding places.View the official source2027 entry
The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
North Yorkshire CouncilAdmission authorityChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Ripon Grammar School.The source says: North Yorkshire Council (NYC) is the admission authority for day students at Year 7 entry.View the official source
Who sets the admission rules and decides who is offered a place.
Named parishes
Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
Yes, for this school
An extra form some schools ask for. It goes to the school, not the council.
School type
community school (local authority maintained, selective; designated grammar school with day and boarding places)School typeChecked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: The local authority administers both the published selection scheme and the allocation of school places at Ripon Grammar School, as it is a community school.View the official source
How the school is run and funded.

Key dates

Dates for September 2029 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2028/29.

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    Not yet published

Notes on these dates

Results for children now in Year 6 are due this month. The council's documents give two different dates for them, so we show both: results are to be sent out no later than 16 October 2026North Yorkshire: Results sent by2027Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: Mid October 2026 | Entrance test results will be issued no later than 16 October.View the official source, and the council's timetable gives 19 October 2026North Yorkshire: Results notified by2027Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: 19 October 2026 - Latest date that parents will be notified of selection test resultsView the official source as the latest date parents will hear. The result comes in writing: Written confirmation of the entrance test result is sent to parents; results are not given by telephone or email.Ripon Grammar School 2027 entry: Results disclosureChecked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: Written confirmation of your child’s entrance test result will be sent out. Please do not contact the admissions team, we will not be able to advise the result by telephone or email.View the official source

Whatever the result, the place itself is applied for separately: Sitting the test is not an application. You must also name Ripon Grammar School on your home council's application form by 31 October 2026 (a day place and a weekly or termly boarding place count as separate preferences)Ripon Grammar School: Must name on caf (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: If a pupil has been entered for selection testing at any of these schools then the school should be listed as a preference on the common application form.View the official source. Changes after the deadline: Council application forms received after 31 October 2026 are late unless the council accepts the reason. Late applications and changes are accepted up to 30 November 2026; after that they are dealt with after National Offer DayRipon Grammar School: Late applications (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: Any Common Application Form for school places received after the closing date of 31 October 2026 for secondary schools and 15 January 2027 for primary schools will be considered as a late application unless a reason has been provided that is acceptable to the council as the admission authority.View the official source.

How places are given

5 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry

If more children qualify than there are places, Ripon Grammar School gives places using these rules (its ), in this order (the 2027 rules; the rules for 2029 entry are not published yet).

  1. 1

    Looked after and previously looked after children, including children who were in state care outside England and adopted

    The policy's own words
    This group includes looked after children and all previously looked after children for whom the school has been expressed as a preference.
  2. 2

    Children with special social or medical reasons, supported by professional evidence

    The policy's own words
    This group includes children the authority considers have special social or medical reasons for admission.
  3. 3

    Children living in the catchment area of the school

    The policy's own words
    This group includes children living within the catchment area of the school.
  4. 4

    Children of staff employed at the school for more than two years, or recruited to fill a demonstrable skill shortage

    The policy's own words
    This group includes children of staff at the school.
  5. 5

    Children living outside the catchment area of the school

    The policy's own words
    This group includes children living outside the catchment normal area of the school.

Source: North Yorkshire Council, checked

Who qualifies
The council sets a cut-off mark each year so that the top 28% (or as near to that as possible) of Year 6 children living in the Ripon selective area reach it. Children from outside the area must reach the same mark. Reaching it makes a child eligible, not certain of a placeSource: North Yorkshire Council, checked
Catchment
City of Ripon together with the parishes of Aldfield, Azerley, Bishop Monkton, Bridge Hewick, Burton Leonard, Copt Hewick, Eavestone, Givendale, Grantley, Grewelthorpe, Hutton Conyers, Kirkby Malzeard, Laverton, Lindrick with Studley Royal and Fountains, Littlethorpe, Markenfield Hall, Markington-with-Wallerthwaite, Newby-with-Mulwith, North Stainley with Sleningford, Sawley, Sharow, Skelding, Skelton, Studley Roger and Winksley (areas for which places are normally provided at Outwood Academy Ripon and Ripon Grammar School).Source: North Yorkshire Council, checked
If two children are level for the last place
Within a priority group: first children with a sibling at the school at the time of admission (siblings nearest first), then children living nearest the school by the council's mapping-system route; random allocation (independent scrutineer) if distance cannot separate applicants.Source: North Yorkshire Council, checked
Brothers and sisters
Brothers and sisters of pupils at the school get priority.Source: North Yorkshire Council, checked
Supplementary form
For boarding places only: a 'suitability for boarding' form from the school, completed when you applySource: North Yorkshire Council, checked
Waiting list
Separate waiting lists for day and boarding places; a child refused a place on National Offer Day goes on the relevant list; the council's waiting lists end on 31 December 2027Source: North Yorkshire Council, checked
Address used
The address you live at on Monday 30 November 2026 is the one that counts.Source: North Yorkshire Council, checked
More detail from our guide

The 2027 rules are determined (final)Ripon Grammar School: Document status (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: have determined the admission arrangements for the 2027 to 2028 school year for admission into ... Year 7 in all secondary schoolsView the official source, decided by the council on 13 February 2026Ripon Grammar School: Determined date (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: Dated: 13 February 2026View the official source. A child with an education, health and care plan comes first: Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted before the oversubscription criteria are applied; the council page states all children must have completed the tests and met the required standard to be considered.Ripon Grammar School: Ehcp (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: After the admission of children, with an education health care plan and the school is named in their education health care plan, where there are more applications than places available for a day place at the school, the oversubscription criteria listed below will be applied.View the official source

If more children reach the mark than there are day places, the council uses this order: (1) Looked after and previously looked after children, including children who were in state care outside England and adopted. (2) Children with special social or medical reasons, supported by professional evidence. (3) Children living in the catchment area of the school. (4) Children of staff employed at the school for more than two years, or recruited to fill a demonstrable skill shortage. (5) Children living outside the catchment area of the school.Ripon Grammar School: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: To be considered for a place at Ripon Grammar School, all children will need to have completed the selection tests and to have met the required standard of education.View the official source

  • The catchment area: the City of Ripon and the parishes around it, listed in full in the table below. The same area sets the cut-off mark, because the mark is pitched at local Year 6 children.
  • Brothers and sisters: yesRipon Grammar School: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: we will give priority first to those with a sibling at the school at the time of admissionView the official source, as a tie-break inside each group rather than a group of its own. Within a priority group: first children with a sibling at the school at the time of admission (siblings nearest first), then children living nearest the school by the council's mapping-system route; random allocation (independent scrutineer) if distance cannot separate applicants.Ripon Grammar School: Tie break (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: If there are not enough places for all the children in one of the priority groups, we will give priority first to those with a sibling at the school at the time of admission and then to those living nearest the school.View the official source
  • Children of staff: yesRipon Grammar School: Staff children priority (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: This group includes children of staff at the school.View the official source.
  • How distance is measured: The nearest route on the council's electronic mapping system, using footpaths and roads, from a fixed point within the home (as identified by Ordnance Survey) to the nearest school entranceRipon Grammar School: Distance rule (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: All distance measurements are based on the nearest route recognised by our electronic mapping system from a child's home address to school. The measurement is made from a fixed point within the dwelling, as identified by ordnance survey, to the nearest school entrance, within the system, using footpaths and roads.View the official source.
  • Moving house: address changes received after 30 November 2026Ripon Grammar School: Address date (where your child must live) (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: Any changes of address for secondary school applications received after 30 November 2026 and for primary school applications after 15 February 2027 will not be considered until after the respective national offer day.View the official source wait until after National Offer Day.
  • Waiting lists: Separate waiting lists for day and boarding places; a child refused a place on National Offer Day goes on the relevant list; the council's waiting lists end on 31 December 2027Ripon Grammar School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: We hold separate waiting lists for boarding and day places. If your child is refused a place on National Offer Day, they will be placed on the relevant waiting list.View the official source.
Catchment for 2027 entry (the Ripon area)
City of Ripon together with the parishes of Aldfield, Azerley, Bishop Monkton, Bridge Hewick, Burton Leonard, Copt Hewick, Eavestone, Givendale, Grantley, Grewelthorpe, Hutton Conyers, Kirkby Malzeard, Laverton, Lindrick with Studley Royal and Fountains, Littlethorpe, Markenfield Hall, Markington-with-Wallerthwaite, Newby-with-Mulwith, North Stainley with Sleningford, Sawley, Sharow, Skelding, Skelton, Studley Roger and Winksley (areas for which places are normally provided at Outwood Academy Ripon and Ripon Grammar School).Ripon Grammar School 2027 entry: DescriptionChecked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: Places will normally be provided at Outwood Academy Ripon and Ripon Grammar School for children who live in the City of Ripon together with the parishes of Aldfield, Azerley, Bishop Monkton, Bridge Hewick, Burton Leonard, Copt Hewick, Eavestone, Givendale, Grantley, Grewelthorpe, Hutton Conyers, Kirkby Malzeard, LavertonView the official source

Notice where catchment sits. Children from outside the Ripon area can win places, but only after catchment children and staff children, so a child from further away needs places to be left over.

Boarding places

Ripon is a state boarding school: tuition is free and families pay for boarding only. 14 of the 117 Year 7 places are boarding places (weekly or termly). Boarders must reach the same standard; unused boarding places become day places, and a boarding place can't be changed to a day placeRipon Grammar School: Special places (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: The published admission number for the school is 117, this includes 14 boarding places. If the total number of boarding applications does not reach 14 the remaining places are allocated as day placesView the official source.

  • Form: For boarding places only: a 'suitability for boarding' form from the school, completed when you applyRipon Grammar School: Supplementary form (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: Parents of all boarding applicants must complete a ‘suitability for boarding’ form, available from the school, when applying for a place.View the official source.
  • Who can board: Boarders need a full British Citizen or Irish passport, or (EEA and HK BN(O) passport holders) be dependants of a parent permanently resident in the UK or in the UK on a work or study visa; boarders whose home is outside the UK, or whose parents work abroad, need a named UK guardian.Ripon Grammar School: Boarding eligibilityChecked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: As a state maintained boarding school, all boarders must have either a full British Citizen passport, or an Irish passportView the official source
  • Priority for boarding places: Looked after / previously looked after children, and children who were in state care outside England; Children of UK Armed Forces members who qualify for MoD financial assistance with boarding fees; Children with a boarding need (at risk / unstable home; children of service personnel who died or were discharged through attributable injury; children of key workers and Crown servants working abroad); Termly boarding applications; Weekly boarding applicationsRipon Grammar School: Boarding oversubscription criteriaChecked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: Children of members of the UK Armed Forces who qualify for Ministry of Defence financial assistance with the cost of boarding school fees ... Termly boarding applications ... Weekly boarding applications.View the official source.
  • Fees: 2026-27 boarding fees per term (tuition is free): weekly boarding £5,033 and full boarding £5,422 in Years 7 to 11; refundable bond £1,750Ripon Grammar School: Boarding feesChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Ripon Grammar School.The source says: Fees per term for academic year 2026-2027 ... | Years 7-11 | £5,033 | £5,422 |View the official source.

The test

The entrance test
Test date, 2029 entry
Not yet published

Ripon is the one grammar school in the county whose test the council organises. The council puts it plainly: North Yorkshire Council (for Ripon Grammar School only)North Yorkshire: Test run byChecked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: The local authority administers both the published selection scheme and the allocation of school places at Ripon Grammar School, as it is a community school.View the official source. So registration and results go through the council rather than the school. The test is sat at Ripon Grammar SchoolRipon Grammar School 2027 entry: Test venueChecked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: If your child is transferring from primary to secondary school in September 2027, the entrance test will be held on Saturday 12 September 2026 at Ripon Grammar School.View the official source, in early September of Year 6Ripon Grammar School 2027 entry: Test timingChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Ripon Grammar School.The source says: Students wishing to join the school in Year 7 are required to sit the entrance test in early September, during Year 6 at primary school.View the official source; for 2027 entry that was 12 September 2026Ripon Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: If your child is transferring from primary to secondary school in September 2027, the entrance test will be held on Saturday 12 September 2026 at Ripon Grammar School.View the official source.

New papers from the September 2026 sitting. GL Assessment still writes and marks the test, but the papers are new from the September 2026 sitting: a Verbal Skills paper (reading comprehension, spelling and grammar, plus verbal reasoning) and a non-verbal reasoning with mathematics paper replace the old verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning papersRipon Grammar School 2027 entry: Provider changeChecked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: There have been some changes to the method of testing used for the 11 plus admissions testing at Ripon Grammar School. For testing in September 2026, the 11 plus tests will consist of a verbal skills test and a non-verbal reasoning with mathematics testView the official source.

  • Papers: Paper 1, Verbal Skills: English (a reading passage with questions, then spelling and grammar), 25 minutes, and verbal reasoning, 20 minutes. Paper 2, non-verbal reasoning with mathematics: two non-verbal reasoning sections of 10 minutes each, then mathematics, 25 minutesRipon Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 papersChecked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: English (25 minutes) - consists of a passage to read and then answer questions about it ... Verbal Reasoning (20 minutes) - consisting of 32 questions ... two non-verbal reasoning sections of 20 questions in each section - 10 minutes per section ... the mathematics section has approximately 25 questions (25 minutes).View the official source.
  • Answers: multiple choiceRipon Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 formatChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Ripon Grammar School.The source says: All questions are multiple choice and designed to assess both academic potential, the Key Stage 2 curriculum as well as the student’s aptitude for learning.View the official source.
  • How the score is built: Age-standardised Verbal Skills score plus age-standardised Non-Verbal Reasoning and mathematics score = total score compared with the cut-off mark. No percentage weights printed.Ripon Grammar School: Score composition (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: After the marks have been standardised to take into account your child's age, your child's verbal skills and non-verbal reasoning and mathematics scores are added together to give a total score which is used to determine whether they have reached the cut-off mark.View the official source
  • Practice material: Familiarisation materials signposted to the North Yorkshire Council website, which points to GL Assessment familiarisation booklets and free practice material on the GL Assessment website.Ripon Grammar School 2027 entry: FamiliarisationChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Ripon Grammar School.The source says: Familiarisation materials are available on the NYC website.View the official source.
  • Access arrangements: Request special arrangements (disability or special resources) to the council's access arrangements panel, with a headteacher report and detailed medical evidence, before the registration closing date (30 June 2026, by midnight); otherwise testing is in April the following year. Decisions in writing by the end of July; testing under access arrangements may not take place on the September test day.Ripon Grammar School 2027 entry: Access arrangementsChecked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: All requests for special arrangements must be received before the closing date for entrance test applications. Failure to notify us and provide the required evidence by midnight on that date will result in the tests taking place in April the following year.View the official source
  • If your child is ill on the day: If illness, bereavement or another serious issue would affect performance: before the test day contact the admissions team and confirm in writing; on the day call the emergency number on the letter and confirm in writing by 5pm on the Monday after the test day. An alternative test day is then arranged (results may be delayed). Absence without notice means withdrawal from testing.North Yorkshire: Test day illnessChecked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: on the test day - contact the emergency number provided on your letter immediately - you will also be required to confirm the reason for their absence in writing by 5pm on the Monday after the test dayView the official source
  • Registering late: Late test registrations cannot be tested before National Offer Day; late testing is in April of the summer term before September admission, except for serious illness supported by medical evidence or a family moving into the Ripon catchment. Designated late-test dates: January (movers / agreed reasons), April, June or August 2027; testing after August is organised by Ripon Grammar School.Ripon Grammar School 2027 entry: Late testingChecked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: If you submit a late application for the entrance test, your child will be unable to sit the test before National Offer Day. Late testing will take place in April the summer term before September admission.View the official source. Late tests run in April, June and August 2027 (exact days not printed); a January date is also set for children moving into the Ripon area or with a reason the council acceptsRipon Grammar School 2027 entry: Supplementary test dateChecked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: April, June and August 2027 Late tests will take place on designated dates during the year. There will be a date set in January for any children moving into the Ripon area or for any children where there is a genuine reason that is agreed by the local authority.View the official source.

How the North Yorkshire test works

Open days

Next: Main School Open Evening (in person), Thu 24 Jun 2027

  1. Coming up: Main School Open Evening (in person)

    17:30-20:30

Source: Ripon Grammar School, checked

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work
Appeal to North Yorkshire Council (independent appeal panel); appeal form and guidance on the council's Parents' guide to admission appeals page.Source: North Yorkshire Council, checked
Appeal deadline
12 April 2027Source: North Yorkshire Council, checked

General information, not legal advice.

Offers come from your home council on 1 March 2027North Yorkshire 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: 1 March 2027 is National Offer Day for secondary school.View the official source. If your child is refused a place: Appeal to North Yorkshire Council (independent appeal panel); appeal form and guidance on the council's Parents' guide to admission appeals page.Ripon Grammar School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: Applicants wishing to make an appeal to North Yorkshire Council will be advised to access the council’s website to obtain further information and to access the appeals form.View the official source The deadline for 2027 entry is 12 April 2027Ripon Grammar School: Appeal deadline (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: If you want to appeal for a secondary school place, you need to submit your appeal by 12 April 2027.View the official source.

For a sense of scale, the council publishes one figure for all its schools and year groups together: 245 appeals heard in the 2025 to 2026 school year across all North Yorkshire schools and year groups (not only Ripon); 49 upheld, 196 not upheldNorth Yorkshire: Appeals heard2025to2026Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: Academic Year 2025 to 2026 Total Total heard 245 Successfully upheld 49 Not upheld 196View the official source. It doesn't break this down by school. A child refused a place is also put on the waiting list, and it is worth keeping a second choice you would be happy with on your form.

Official documents and sources

14 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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