Ripon Cathedral School Update

Our Year 3 children (and staff!) have been busy this week as they led our worship on Wednesday which was followed up by an educational visit to Bradford on Thursday.

In Bradford, they visited a Hindu temple. They were fascinated by the spectacular shrine, beautifully decorated with murtis (Hindu gods and goddesses), and enjoyed experiencing the peaceful atmosphere of the temple. The children have developed an impressive understanding of how Hindus in Britain live their lives.

Later in the day, they took part in an Indian dance workshop, where they retold the story of Rama and Sita through dance. They were wonderful ambassadors for the school, and we were very proud of how enthusiastically they joined in and how thoughtfully they asked questions.

This week, our Year 3 pupils led a thoughtful and inspiring class worship focused on Caring for God’s World – Here in Ripon and Everywhere. The children explored the beauty of nature, discussed what climate change is, and learned how it affects our local environment, the UK, and the wider world.

They explained how changing weather patterns can lead to flooding, hotter summers, and challenges for plants and animals. Through quizzes and questions, pupils showed great understanding that climate change affects everyone and everything – not just people in other countries.

Year 3 also shared the positive actions they are taking in school and the local community. Plans include litter picking around school and Ripon, planting wildflowers to support bees and butterflies, and caring for green spaces. They reminded everyone that small daily actions can make a big difference, such as turning off lights, saving water, recycling, and choosing to walk or cycle instead of using cars.

Well done to Year 3 for leading such an important and meaningful worship — inspiring us all to care for our world.

Well done to this week's Stars of the Week who were presented with their certificates in Celebration Worship this morning!

Nursery – Penelope, for growing in confidence, and becoming more independent in all areas.

Reception – Melo, for showing fantastic effort and determination while learning colours in Spanish. She has worked really hard to remember the words and has been enthusiastic during lessons. Melo listens carefully and joins in confidently.

Year 1 –Albert, for his fantastic work in art this week! He worked so hard to mix his colour wheel using primary and secondary colours. He mixed his colours so neatly and carefully, creating beautiful work.

Year 2 – Zaynah, for showing amazing courage and resilience in our first swimming lesson!

Year 3 – Travis, for having a brilliant attitude to his learning this week! His super knowledge on our school trip shows how much he has been focussing on his lessons recently.

Year 4 – Maxwell, for wonderful effort, engagement and attitude with our current descriptive writing unit.

Year 5 – Mercedes for showing great determination and perseverance this week with an amazing attitude to learning. Well done for always coming in with a smile!

Year 6 – Blake, for always have a fantastic attitude to his learning and for being a positive role model to others.

Tuesday 27th January -Y4 Trip to Jorvik and the Dig

Wednesday 28th – Friday 30th January -Y6 residential visit to London

Wednesday 28th January -9am Y2 Class Worship

Saturday 31st January -Candlemas at the Cathedral

w/b Monday 2nd February -Poetry Week

Wednesday 4th February -Year 6 First Aid course

Wednesday 4th February -9am Y4 Class Worship

w/b Monday 9th February -Children’s Mental Health week

Monday 9th February -Young Voices Concert at Sheffield Arena

Tuesday 10th February -Safer Internet Day

Introduction

Ripon Cathedral School are consulting on the admissions arrangements for 2027/28. We are committed to ensuring that our admissions arrangements are fair, transparent, and fully compliant with the Department for Education’s School Admissions Code. As part of this commitment, we are undertaking a consultation on our admissions processes, as per the statutory admissions code requirements.

Purpose of the Consultation

The purpose of this consultation is to provide stakeholders including parents, carers, staff, and the wider community, with an opportunity to review the school’s admissions arrangements and offer any feedback. This is in accordance with the statutory requirement to consult at least once every seven years, even if no changes are being made.

Admissions Arrangements

For 2027/28, there is one amendment to the oversubscription criteria within our current Admissions Policy. This is as below:

An addition to the oversubscription criteria of:

Number 8 - Children of staff

Children of all staff will be considered where the parent has a permanent contract of employment. Their normal base of work must be at Priest Lane, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 1LT and their employment contract must have been in place for two or more years at the time of the closing date for application for admission.

Supporting evidence in the form of a contract of employment would be required after a place was offered.

The Published Admission Number remains at 30.

Consultation Period

The consultation will run from Monday 15th December 2025 to Monday 26th January 2026. During this time, stakeholders are invited to review the admissions policy and submit any comments or feedback.

How to Respond

Feedback can be submitted by email to admin@riponcathedral.n-yorks.sch.uk or by post to Ripon Cathedral CE Primary School, Priest Lane, Ripon HG4 1LT

All responses will be considered by the Governing Body before the admissions arrangements are formally determined.

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