Risedale School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Dec 3 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Unique reference
- 121663
- Address
- Hipswell, DL9 4BD
- Website
- http://www.risedale.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 543 (62% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.3%
- Girls
- 45.7%
- First language not English
- 9.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33%
- Persistent absence
- 28.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.2%
White British 83.4%
Other Asian 6.4%
Mixed 3.7%
Other 2.2%
Other Black 1.5%
Caribbean 0.9%
Other White 0.6%
Pakistani 0.6%
African 0.6%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 30%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 5%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 29.7
Local authority average 46.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.61
Local authority average 4.11
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 18 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 18 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 105 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 105 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 51 |
| French | GCSE | 25 |
| Geography | GCSE | 48 |
Admissions
Risedale School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 92
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 69
- 2nd preference
- 35
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 67
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 95 55 40 |
| Year 8 | 123 62 61 |
| Year 9 | 107 54 53 |
| Year 10 | 109 67 42 |
| Year 11 | 109 57 52 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 83.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 35.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 34.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 25.0% 12.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 5.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 15.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.0% 3.0% |