Settle CollegeUpper Wharfedale School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Settle College and Upper Wharfedale School are secondary schools.
Settle College scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Upper Wharfedale School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Upper Wharfedale School is ahead on our composite score.
Settle College was judged Good and Upper Wharfedale School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.1 for Settle College and 48.3 for Upper Wharfedale School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Settle College (38.0 in 2021-22, 42.1 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Upper Wharfedale School (51.0 in 2021-22, 48.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SettleSettle College | SkiptonUpper Wharfedale School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C57/100 | B71/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 21st of 41 in North Yorkshire | 7th of 41 in North Yorkshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 586 | 363 | |
| Capacity | 694 | 350 | |
| Location | Settle, BD24 0AU | Skipton, BD23 5BS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 42.1 | 48.3 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 31.3% | 61.0% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 58.9% | 80.5% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 49.1% Stronger figure | 14.3% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.77 | 4.03 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 112 | 77 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 39 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 34.4 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 34.1 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 17.4% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 586 | 363 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 17.7% | 13.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.4% | 6.3% | |
| SEN support | 17.2% | 9.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.7% | 6.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.0% Stronger figure | 7.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.0% Stronger figure | 22.6% | 15.8% |
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.
Settle College
Upper Wharfedale School
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