Risedale SchoolWensleydale School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Risedale School and Wensleydale School are secondary schools.

  • Risedale School scores 35 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Wensleydale School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Wensleydale School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Risedale School was judged in need of attention and Wensleydale School was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 29.8 for Risedale School and 41.5 for Wensleydale School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Risedale School (40.7 in 2021-22, 29.8 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Wensleydale School (40.0 in 2021-22, 41.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Risedale School versus Wensleydale School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Catterick GarrisonRisedale SchoolLeyburnWensleydale SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF35/100D54/100Stronger figure
Local ranking41st of 41 in North Yorkshire 27th of 41 in North Yorkshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: ExpectedStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll543 388
Capacity925 440
LocationCatterick Garrison, DL9 4BD Leyburn, DL8 5HY
GCSE results
Attainment 829.8 41.5 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths5.4% 34.7% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths22.5% 56.9% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc29.7% Stronger figure11.1% 40.5%
EBacc average point score2.61 3.51 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort111 72
Pupils
Pupils in the census543 388
Free school meals (ever 6)33.7% 18.3%
English as an additional language9.2% 1.3%
SEN support21.2% 24.7%
SEN with an EHC plan5.5% 6.4%
Attendance
Overall absence11.5% 7.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence29.8% 24.3% 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

Wensleydale School

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