The Wensleydale School & Sixth Form is a secondary school located in Leyburn. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 21/03/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Richmond Road, Leyburn, DL8 5HY
Website: http://www.wensleydaleschool.net
Telephone: 01969622244
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: North Yorkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Julia Polley
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 121679

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/03/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 492
Number of Pupils: 316
Number of Boys: 160
Number of Girls: 156

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.58 Confidence interval -0.85 to -0.3
Of the 86 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 85 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:27%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:23%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:38.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.39
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Leyburn Primary School
Wensleydale Avenue , DL8 5SD 		4out of 4 308 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Spennithorne Church of England Primary School
Spennithorne , DL8 5PR 		2out of 4 2,919 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Wensleydale School & Sixth Form
Richmond Road , DL8 5HY 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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