Risedale SchoolRichmond School & Sixth Form College

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Risedale School and Richmond School & Sixth Form College are secondary schools.

  • Risedale School scores 35 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Richmond School & Sixth Form College scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Richmond School & Sixth Form College is ahead on our composite score.

  • Risedale School was judged in need of attention and Richmond School & Sixth Form College was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 29.8 for Risedale School and 45.6 for Richmond School & Sixth Form College.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Risedale School (40.7 in 2021-22, 29.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Richmond School & Sixth Form College (52.3 in 2021-22, 45.6 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Risedale School versus Richmond School & Sixth Form College compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Catterick GarrisonRisedale SchoolRichmondRichmond School & Sixth Form CollegeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF35/100C62/100Stronger figure
Local ranking41st of 41 in North Yorkshire 17th of 41 in North Yorkshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: ExpectedStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll543 1,289
Capacity925 1,649
LocationCatterick Garrison, DL9 4BD Richmond, DL10 7BQ
GCSE results
Attainment 829.8 45.6 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths5.4% 42.3% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths22.5% 65.6% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc29.7% 43.3% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score2.61 4.11 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort111 215
A-level results
A-level entriesNot reported70
A-level average pointsNot reported35.1 35.0
A-level average gradeNot reportedB-
Best 3 A-levels pointsNot reported35.0 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjectsNot reported16.4% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census543 1,289
Free school meals (ever 6)33.7% 17.2%
English as an additional language9.2% 3.8%
SEN support21.2% 16.0%
SEN with an EHC plan5.5% 2.2%
Attendance
Overall absence11.5% 8.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence29.8% 21.0% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Risedale School

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