Schools in Ripon

• 16open schools
• 13primary
• 2secondary
• 1special school

Schools near Ripon by distance

Schools whose official address gives Ripon as the town, in North Yorkshire, grouped by type.

Primary schools 13

• Fountains Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 71 pupils

  Grantley, Ripon, HG4 3PJ

  Ofsted 5 Mar 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Church of England

• Grewelthorpe Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 63 pupils

  Cross Hills, Grewelthorpe, Ripon, HG4 3BH

  Ofsted 18 Jun 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Church of England

• Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 335 pupils

  Church Lane, Ripon, HG4 2ES

  Ofsted report card, 24 Feb 2026

  Church of England

• Kirkby Malzeard Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 5 to 11 · 96 pupils

  Church Street, Kirkby Malzeard, Ripon, Ripon, HG4 3RT

  Ofsted 26 Sep 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Masham CofE Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11

  Masham, 1 Millgate, Ripon, HG4 4EG

  Ofsted 30 Jan 2024: Inadequate (predecessor school)

  Church of England

• Moorside Primary School & Nursery

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 169 pupils

  Harrogate Road, Ripon, HG4 1SU

  Ofsted 27 Sep 2023: Good

• North Stainley Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 19 pupils

  North Stainley, Ripon, HG4 3HT

  Ofsted 29 Nov 2022: Requires improvement (predecessor school)

  Church of England

• Outwood Primary Academy Greystone

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 169 pupils

  Quarry Moor Lane, Ripon, HG4 1RW

  Ofsted report card, 23 Jun 2026

• Ripon Cathedral Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 210 pupils

  Priest Lane, Ripon, HG4 1LT

  Ofsted 5 Feb 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Church of England

• Sharow Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 3 to 11 · 76 pupils

  Berrygate Lane, Sharow, Ripon, HG4 5BJ

  Ofsted 13 May 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, West Tanfield

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 3 to 11 · 53 pupils

  Mowbray Terrace, West Tanfield, Ripon, HG4 5JN

  Ofsted 11 Apr 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 151 pupils

  Church Lane, Ripon, HG4 2ES

  Ofsted 17 Jun 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Roman Catholic

• Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 3 to 11 · 13 pupils

  Thornton Watlass, Ripon, HG4 4AH

  Ofsted 7 Mar 2023: Good

  Church of England

Secondary schools 2

• Outwood Academy Ripon

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 609 pupils

  Clotherholme Road, Ripon, HG4 2DE

  Ofsted 2 Jul 2024: Good

• Ripon Grammar School

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 18 · 957 pupils

  Clotherholme Road, Ripon, HG4 2DG

  Ofsted 25 Jan 2023: Good

Special schools 1

• Cambian Spring Hill

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 8 to 19 · 34 pupils

  Palace Road, Ripon, HG4 3HN

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

Nearby towns

• Thirsk 8.5 miles
• Bedale 8.8 miles
• Harrogate 11 miles
• Knaresborough 11 miles
• Northallerton 14 miles
• Catterick Garrison 16 miles
• Leyburn 17 miles
• Otley 18 miles
• York 18 miles
• Wetherby 19 miles

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0).