Ripon Grammar School named best performing state secondary school in the North of England

More good news for Ripon Grammar Schools, just days after their annual prize-giving which also celebrated huge success.

The school has seen all-round improvement this year, with 79.1 per cent of exams at A-level attaining A* to B grades compared to 76.2 per cent in 2016, and 63.9 per cent achieving A* or A grades at GCSE - up 3.3 percentage points on last year. Ripon Grammar School ranks 54th in the national table.

Headteacher Jonathan Webb said: "At Ripon Grammar School we are immensely proud of our sixth form students. To be ranked number one maintained school in the North for the fifth year in a row, and 54th in the country, is a real testament to their hard work and determination.

"I am delighted also by the progress made by our students at GCSE, particularly since our Progress 8 measure places us in the top 100 schools nationally. Value-added, the measure by which students make academic progress, is exceptionally strong and is engendered at Ripon Grammar School by a strong student work ethic and an experienced and dedicated teaching staff."

The 25th edition of Parent Power identifies the 2,000 highest-achieving schools in the UK, ranked by their recent examination results. The guide will be published online and in print on Sunday, November 26.