Wensleydale SchoolSt Francis Xavier School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Wensleydale School and St Francis Xavier School are secondary schools.
Wensleydale School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Francis Xavier School scores 82 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Francis Xavier School is ahead on our composite score.
Wensleydale School was judged the expected standard and St Francis Xavier School was judged exceptional.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 40.1 for Wensleydale School and 54.4 for St Francis Xavier School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Wensleydale School (40.0 in 2021-22, 40.1 in 2025-26) and has fallen at St Francis Xavier School (62.7 in 2021-22, 54.4 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LeyburnWensleydale School | RichmondSt Francis Xavier School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100 | B82/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 26th of 41 in North Yorkshire | 1st of 41 in North Yorkshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 407 | 611 | |
| Capacity | 440 | 570 | |
| Location | Leyburn, DL8 5HY | Richmond, DL10 7DA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 40.1 | 54.4 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 28.4% | 59.8% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 49.3% | 78.7% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 67 | 127 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 388 | 606 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 18.3% | 12.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.3% | 4.3% | |
| SEN support | 24.7% | 10.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 6.4% | 3.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.9% | 4.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.3% | 7.5% Stronger figure | 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.
Wensleydale School
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