Upper Wharfedale School

Type Secondary / Community school
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Wharfeside Avenue
Threshfield
Skipton
North Yorkshire
BD23 5BS
Phone 01756752215
Reference Number 121690

General Makeup

Number of pupils 363
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.79%
Girls: 48.21%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 13.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 20.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 40 31 71
8 37 34 71
9 37 33 70
10 36 38 74
11 38 39 77

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 86%
Pakistani 2.8%
White, Other 1.9%
Mixed, Other 1.9%
White & Asian 1.7%
Unclassified 1.1%
Asian, Other 0.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.6%
Indian 0.6%
African 0.3%
Irish 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 61% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 75.3% 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
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 94 7
Third Preference 46 0
From another Local Authority 24 0

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Name Distance
Threshfield Primary School
Low Road, Threshfield, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 5NP
0.42 miles
Grassington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Hebden Road, Grassington, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 5LB
0.54 miles
Cracoe and Rylstone Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School
Cracoe, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 6LQ
2.85 miles
Burnsall Voluntary Aided Primary School
Burnsall, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 6BP
2.88 miles
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