Editing Ripon (section)

==Education==
[[File:Former College buildings, Ripon.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Buildings of the former [[College of Ripon and York St John]] facilities]]

Ripon is home to [[Ripon Grammar School]] which is a selective intake, state secondary school.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/mar/11/grammarschools.secondaryschools | title=Parents vote to retain Ripon grammar school | newspaper=The Guardian | access-date=1 February 2009 | location=London | first=Rebecca | last=Smithers | date=11 March 2000 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305154551/http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/mar/11/grammarschools.secondaryschools | archive-date=5 March 2014 | url-status=live }}</ref> The school claims to take roots from the school which was attached to the Collegiate Church, founded during the time of the [[Angles (tribe)|Angle]] kingdom of [[Northumbria]] by Saint [[Wilfrid]].<ref name="rgs">{{cite web|url =http://www.ripongrammar.co.uk/general_information/history.php|title =A short history of Ripon Grammar School|publisher =[[Ripon Grammar School]]|access-date =1 February 2009|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20141223100816/http://www.ripongrammar.co.uk/general_information/history.php|archive-date =23 December 2014|url-status =live}}</ref> The refoundation date for the school was during the reign of Queen [[Mary I of England|Mary I]] in 1555.<ref name="rgs"/> The school has several notable [[alumni]], known as Old Riponians, including theologian Bishop [[Beilby Porteus]], historian Bishop [[William Stubbs]], fashion designer [[Bruce Oldfield]] and television presenter [[Richard Hammond]].<ref name="rgs"/> In the modern day the school hosts around 800 pupils, gaining engineering status in 2006,<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.ripongrammar.co.uk/engineering_status/index.php|title =Specialist Engineering Status|publisher =[[Ripon Grammar School]]|access-date =1 February 2009|url-status =dead|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090301074340/http://www.ripongrammar.co.uk/engineering_status/index.php|archive-date =1 March 2009}}</ref> it receives favourable reports from the [[Ofsted]], being either ''good'' or ''outstanding''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ripon Grammar School URN: 121694 |url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/23/121694 |website=reports.ofsted.gov.uk |access-date=4 February 2020 |date=16 October 2019 |archive-date=4 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204095139/https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/23/121694 |url-status=live }}</ref> Opposite Ripon Grammar on Clotherholme Road is the non-selective [[Outwood Academy Ripon]] (formerly Ripon College, a [[secondary modern]] school), which was also known as Ripon City School until 1999. It has around 630 pupils and is exceeding the national average of GCSE results.<ref>{{cite news|title=Education {{!}} League Tables {{!}} Ripon College|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/03/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/815_4203.stm|access-date=25 January 2018|work=BBC News|date=15 January 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060314104544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/03/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/815_4203.stm|archive-date=14 March 2006|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Ruiz|first1=Karen|title=Outwood Academy Ripon Sixth Formers celebrate A-level results success|url=https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/education/outwood-academy-ripon-sixth-formers-celebrate-a-level-results-success-1-8077006|access-date=25 January 2018|work=Harrogate Advertiser|date=18 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327092953/https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/education/outwood-academy-ripon-sixth-formers-celebrate-a-level-results-success-1-8077006|archive-date=27 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=About the Academy – Outwood Academy Ripon|url=http://www.ripon.outwood.com/about-the-academy|website=www.ripon.outwood.com|access-date=25 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226185304/http://www.ripon.outwood.com/about-the-academy|archive-date=26 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Nelson|first1=Barry|title=Two heads agree that local parents have no need to look elsewhere|url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/10888750.Two_heads_agree_that_local_parents_have_no_need_to_look_elsewhere/|access-date=25 January 2018|work=The Northern Echo|date=24 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126125457/http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/10888750.Two_heads_agree_that_local_parents_have_no_need_to_look_elsewhere/|archive-date=26 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

On the site of the Old Ripon Racecourse in Whitcliffe Lane was St Olave's Preparatory School.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riponcivicsociety.org.uk/viewoldcomment.php?ID=306&PHPSESSID=clcp09n24aorhekn5tp3r1arr3|title=A Tale of Two Schools|publisher=Ripon Civic Society|access-date=7 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208004600/http://www.riponcivicsociety.org.uk/viewoldcomment.php?ID=306&PHPSESSID=clcp09n24aorhekn5tp3r1arr3|archive-date=8 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> This site was taken over by an independent co-ed [[Preparatory school (UK)|preparatory school]] founded in 1960 called the Cathedral Choir School. The choir school closed in 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classical-music.com/news/ripon-cathedral-choir-school-forced-shut|title=Ripon Cathedral Choir School forced to shut|publisher=BBC|work=Classical-music.com|date=24 July 2012|access-date=7 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208065550/http://www.classical-music.com/news/ripon-cathedral-choir-school-forced-shut|archive-date=8 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and the site has now had approval for the building of new residential dwellings. Ripon previously had higher education facilities in the form of the [[College of Ripon and York St John]] until 2001.<ref name="ysjc">{{cite web|url=http://w3.yorksj.ac.uk/about/history.aspx |title=History |publisher=[[York St. John University]] |access-date=9 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091206120059/http://w3.yorksj.ac.uk/about/history.aspx |archive-date=6 December 2009 }}</ref> This college had its roots in two [[Anglican]] teacher training colleges, which were founded in [[York]] in 1841 for men and 1846 for women.<ref name="ysjc"/> The women's college moved to Ripon in 1862. Over the next century, the colleges gradually diversified their education programmes. The colleges merged in 1974 to form the College of Ripon and York St John.<ref name="ysjc"/> The combined institution became a college of the [[University of Leeds]] in 1990. Between 1999 and 2001, all activities were transferred to York and the college received the name [[York St John University]].<ref name="ysjc"/> One of York St John's buildings on its Lord Mayor's Walk campus was renamed 'Ripon' in June 2018 to commemorate Ripon Training College's "contribution to women's education" over 123 years of service.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=York St John University |url=https://www.yorksj.ac.uk/news/2018/york-st-john-university-celebrates-ripon-heritage/ |title=York St John University celebrates Ripon heritage |date=14 June 2018 |access-date=5 September 2020 |archive-date=31 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031045836/https://www.yorksj.ac.uk/news/2018/york-st-john-university-celebrates-ripon-heritage/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Evolve, a small, inclusive post-16 college is based in the centre of Ripon,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Craven College|url=https://www.evolveripon.co.uk/|title=Evolve Ripon|access-date=5 September 2020|archive-date=10 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810043009/https://www.evolveripon.co.uk/|url-status=live}}</ref> which works alongside [[Craven College]], which is based in [[Skipton]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Craven College|url=https://www.craven-college.ac.uk/news/garden-design/craven-college-show-garden-wins-gold-at-harrogate-flower-show/|title=Craven College show garden wins gold at Harrogate flower show/|date=30 April 2020|access-date=5 September 2020}}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

On the outskirts of Ripon there is the  specialist autism education school called Spring Hill. The school offers day and boarding places. Current pupil numbers are 22.  These include  17 boys, 5 girls, and 6 boarders.
Spring Hill is owned by Cambian group PLC which is a large UK provider of specialist provision for children and adults. Spring Hill was previously in the ownership of the charity Barnardos.
The current headteacher is Samantha Campbell, the head of care is Rebecca Sharp, The deputy headteacher is Christine Sherman, the head of education is currently vacant and the transitions and admissions coordinator is currently vacant.