Upper Wharfedale School

Wharfeside Avenue, Threshfield, Skipton, BD23 5BS

Local ranking10th of 43 secondary schools in North Yorkshire
Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

350

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
48.3
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
61.0%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
80.5%
Entering EBacc
14.3%
EBacc APS
4.0
Cohort Size
77

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
95.0%
Continued in education
78.0%
Apprenticeships
12.0%
Employment
5.0%
Not sustained
5.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
363
Boys
188 (52%)
Girls
175 (48%)
Capacity
350 (104% full)
SEND
15.4%
FSM Eligible
13.8%
EAL
6.3%
SEN with EHC Plan
6.3%
SEN Support
9.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
16.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
21.5
Budget per Pupil
£8,348/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
7.9%
Persistent Absence
22.6%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
Loading chart
  • White British: 86.7%
  • Asian Pakistani: 2.8%
  • White Other: 1.9%
  • Mixed Other: 1.9%
  • Other: 1.9%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.7%
  • Asian Other: 0.8%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.6%

86.7%

White British

2.8%

Asian Pakistani

1.9%

White Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Wharfeside Avenue

Skipton, Yorkshire and the Humber

Administrative

URN
121690
UKPRN
10015962
Establishment No.
4206