The Wensleydale School & Sixth Form

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
May 26 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Unique reference
121679
Address
Richmond Road, DL8 5HY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
363 (72% of total capacity)
Boys
51.2%
Girls
48.8%
First language not English
1.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
17.6%
Persistent absence
29.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
23.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 96.4%
Mixed 1.5%
Other White 1.4%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.48
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.01
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 14%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 32%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 41.7
Local authority average 46.8
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.61
Local authority average 4.15
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE13
BiologyGCSE27
Business Studies:SingleGCSE49
ChemistryGCSE27
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE7
Design & TechnologyGCSE29
English LanguageGCSE70
English LiteratureGCSE70
FrenchGCSE13
GeographyGCSE54
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Wensleydale School & Sixth Form

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
83
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
87
2nd preference
41
3rd preference
27
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
81
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
65
35
30
Year 8
82
41
41
Year 9
69
41
28
Year 10
75
38
37
Year 11
72
31
41
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
51.0%
83.8%
85.6%
Further education
22.0%
33.3%
35.4%
School sixth form
5.0%
37.9%
36.6%
Sixth form college
22.0%
12.0%
13.0%
Other education destinations
2.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
14.0%
5.8%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
27.0%
5.3%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
4.1%
5.9%
Destination unknown
2.0%
0.9%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Nearby schools