Wensleydale School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 25 2022 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
- 121679
- Address
- Richmond Road, DL8 5HY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 388 (74% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.4%
- Girls
- 46.6%
- First language not English
- 1.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.3%
- Persistent absence
- 21.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.7%
White British 95.6%
Mixed 1.4%
Other White 1.3%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
African 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 11%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.4
Local authority average 46.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.5
Local authority average 4.11
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 15 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 50 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 15 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 71 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 70 |
| French | GCSE | 8 |
| Geography | GCSE | 48 |
Admissions
The Wensleydale School & Sixth Form
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 80
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 95
- 2nd preference
- 58
- 3rd preference
- 54
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 79
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 87 46 41 |
| Year 8 | 71 37 34 |
| Year 9 | 87 45 42 |
| Year 10 | 72 42 30 |
| Year 11 | 71 37 34 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 70.0% 83.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 23.0% 35.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 21.0% 34.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 26.0% 12.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 12.0% 4.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 14.0% 5.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 2.0% 3.0% |