Cambian Spring Hill
Cambian Spring Hill is an independent special school in Ripon for boys and girls aged 8 to 19. It has 34 pupils and room for 50.
Palace Road, Ripon, HG4 3HN01765 603320cambiangroup.com/specialist-education/our-schools/autism-schools/spring-hill-schoolMrs Samantha Price headAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
7 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 13.0 | – | – | 14.2 | – | – | 47.1 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 14% | – | – | 0% | – | – | 48% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 14% | – | – | 17% | – | – | 68% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 0.50 | – | – | 1.33 | – | – | 4.17 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | – | – | 0% | – | – | 37% | 41% |
Getting a place
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to North Yorkshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 34 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 29 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripon Grammar School | Council (grammar) | 0.9 miles | 957 | Good 2023 | 94 | Compare |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 335 | Report card 2026 | 25 | Compare |
| Outwood Academy Ripon | Academy | 1.1 miles | 609 | Good 2024 | 73 | Compare |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 1.1 miles | 151 | Not inspected | 94 | Compare |
| Ripon Cathedral Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 1.4 miles | 210 | Not inspected | 85 | Compare |
| Sharow Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 1.6 miles | 76 | No overall grade 2025 | 22 | Compare |
| Moorside Primary School & Nursery | Council | 1.8 miles | 169 | Good 2023 | 44 | Compare |
| Outwood Primary Academy Greystone | Academy | 2.1 miles | 169 | Report card 2026 | 93 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Cambian Spring Hill a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Cambian Spring Hill yet.
How good are Cambian Spring Hill's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 14% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 13.0, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does Cambian Spring Hill have?
34 pupils aged 8 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 50 places, so it is 68% full.
Does Cambian Spring Hill have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Palace Road, Ripon, HG4 3HN
- Telephone
- 01765 603320
- Website
- www.cambiangroup.com/specialist-education/our-schools/autism-schools/spring-hill-school
- Head
- Mrs Samantha Price
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 8-19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward
- Wathvale & Bishop Monkton
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 August 2016 (new provision)
- URN
- 142911 · LAESTAB 8156034 · UKPRN 10073523
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.