Upper Wharfedale SchoolNidderdale High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Upper Wharfedale School and Nidderdale High School are secondary schools.
Upper Wharfedale School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Nidderdale High School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Upper Wharfedale School is ahead on our composite score.
Upper Wharfedale School was judged Outstanding and Nidderdale High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.3 for Upper Wharfedale School and 41.8 for Nidderdale High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Upper Wharfedale School (51.0 in 2021-22, 48.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SkiptonUpper Wharfedale School | HarrogateNidderdale High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B71/100Stronger figure | D52/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 41 in North Yorkshire Stronger figure | 29th of 41 in North Yorkshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 363 | 395 | |
| Capacity | 350 | 425 | |
| Location | Skipton, BD23 5BS | Harrogate, HG3 5HL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 48.3 Stronger figure | 41.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 61.0% Stronger figure | 30.6% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80.5% Stronger figure | 52.8% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 14.3% | 29.2% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.03 Stronger figure | 3.63 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 77 | 72 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 363 | 395 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 13.8% | 21.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.3% | 0.5% | |
| SEN support | 9.1% | 20.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 6.3% | 8.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.9% Stronger figure | 9.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.6% Stronger figure | 26.3% | 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.
Upper Wharfedale School
Nidderdale High School
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