Secondary
Wensleydale School
Richmond Road, Leyburn, DL8 5HY
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 407 of 440 places
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
May 2022
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formRequires improvement
GCSE results
35%
41.5
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.5 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.51 |
| Entered the EBacc | 11% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 22% |
| 22/23 | 32% |
| 23/24 | 25% |
| 24/25 | 35% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.64 |
| 22/23 | -0.48 |
| 23/24 | -0.08 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 40.0 |
| 22/23 | 41.7 |
| 23/24 | 41.4 |
| 24/25 | 41.5 |
Richmond Road, Leyburn, DL8 5HY
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
North Yorkshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Julia Polley
- Address
- Richmond Road, Leyburn, DL8 5HY
- Telephone
- 01969622244