Ryedale School

Ryedale School is performing exceptionally well, achieving an overall effectiveness rating of 'Outstanding' in its first inspection under section 5. The school demonstrates a strong commitment to academic excellence, inclusivity, and personal development. Pupils exhibit exemplary behavior and a positive attitude, contributing to a productive learning environment. With a high number of extracurricular activities and a robust support system for students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, the school ensures students are well-prepared for their futures.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit exemplary behavior and positive attitudes.
• The school offers an ambitious curriculum beyond the national standards.
• Reading is prioritized across all year groups with effective support for those in need.
• The school provides exceptional personal development opportunities.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils foster a supportive atmosphere.
• Participation in extracurricular activities is highly encouraged and well-attended.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Ryedale School attended 91.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 26.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.3% of pupils at Ryedale School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 4 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Ryedale School had 16.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 7.3% of pupils at Ryedale School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Ryedale School received £7,667 and spent £7,737 for each of its 704 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £98,000 (-£139 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Areté Learning Trust, income was £7,175 and spending £7,249 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Ryedale School is part of Areté Learning Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Helmsley Community Primary School York
• Kirkbymoorside Community Primary School York
• Sinnington Community Primary School York
• Norton School Malton
• Stokesley School Stokesley
• Mill Hill Primary School Northallerton
• Northallerton School & Sixth Form College Northallerton
• Broomfield School Northallerton
• Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form Middlesbrough
• Richmond School & Sixth Form College Richmond

What is Ryedale School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ryedale School is Outstanding, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Ryedale School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ryedale School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Ryedale School have?

Ryedale School has 698 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ryedale School cover?

Ryedale School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Ryedale School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 53.5, and 64% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Ryedale School?

Ryedale School is at Gale Lane, Nawton, York, North Yorkshire, YO62 7SL.