Wensleydale School

Type Secondary / Community school
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Richmond Road
Leyburn
North Yorkshire
DL8 5HY
Phone 01969622244
Reference Number 121679

General Makeup

Number of pupils 388
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.35%
Girls: 46.65%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 17.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 46 41 87
8 37 34 71
9 45 42 87
10 42 30 72
11 37 34 71

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 95.6%
White, Other 1.3%
White & Asian 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.3%
African 0.3%
Mixed, Other 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Asian, Other 0.3%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 34.7% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 52.8% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 58 1
Third Preference 54 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Leyburn Primary School
Wensleydale Avenue, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 5SD
0.18 miles
Spennithorne Church of England Primary School
Spennithorne, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 5PR
1.66 miles
Middleham Church of England Aided School
Park Lane, Middleham, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 4QX
1.96 miles
Hunton and Arrathorne Community Primary School
South View, Hunton, Bedale, North Yorkshire, DL8 1QB
4.67 miles
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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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