Wensleydale School

Secondary · North Yorkshire · DL8 5HY · URN 121679

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-05-25Cohort 407Non-selective

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 72

3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 68 schools in North Yorkshire

Attainment 8 score
The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
41.5
North Yorkshire 41.1England 46.1
In line with the area average of 41.1
Overall standards
Progress 8 score
Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.
Withheld
Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths
34.7%
North Yorkshire 38.3%England 45.9%
3.6 percentage points below the area average of 38.3
Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths
56.9%
North Yorkshire 53.8%
3.1 percentage points above the area average of 53.8
Overall standards
EBacc average point score
3.51
North Yorkshire 3.58England 4.07
In line with the area average of 3.6
Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above
2.8%
North Yorkshire 14.5%England 17.6%
11.7 percentage points below the area average of 14.5
Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects
11.1%
North Yorkshire 28%
16.9 percentage points below the area average of 28
Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort
12.5%
North Yorkshire 25.5%
13 percentage points below the area average of 25.5
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
72
North Yorkshire 102
30.5 below the area average of 102.5
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against North Yorkshire	Against national	Feeds
Attainment 8 scoreThe average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.	41.5 North Yorkshire 41.1England 46.1	In line with the area average of 41.1	4.6 below the national figure of 46.1	Overall standards
Progress 8 scoreProgress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.	Withheld	No local comparison	No national comparison	Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	34.7% North Yorkshire 38.3%England 45.9%	3.6 percentage points below the area average of 38.3	11.2 percentage points below the national figure of 45.9	Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	56.9% North Yorkshire 53.8%	3.1 percentage points above the area average of 53.8	No national comparison	Overall standards
EBacc average point score	3.51 North Yorkshire 3.58England 4.07	In line with the area average of 3.6	0.6 below the national figure of 4.07	Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above	2.8% North Yorkshire 14.5%England 17.6%	11.7 percentage points below the area average of 14.5	14.8 percentage points below the national figure of 17.6	Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects	11.1% North Yorkshire 28%	16.9 percentage points below the area average of 28	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort	12.5% North Yorkshire 25.5%	13 percentage points below the area average of 25.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	72 North Yorkshire 102	30.5 below the area average of 102.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

North Yorkshire · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Secondary classes: 22.1 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 1.5% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 17% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 11.3% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 9.3pupils per adult
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 14pupils per teacher
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 90.1% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Wensleydale School Good at its inspection on 25/05/2022.
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