Wensleydale School
Richmond Road, Leyburn, DL8 5HY
407 pupils · 93% of 440 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Free school meals
- 17%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 12 May 2026, published 28 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 34.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 56.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 11.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 83 | 77 | 184 | 82 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 80 | 95 | 217 | 80 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 83 | 87 | 159 | 83 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 49 | 45 | 122 | 48 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 57 | 81 | 57 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 53 | 49 | 70 | 49 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 55 | 52 | 73 | 53 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 71 | 67 | 94 | 70 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Risedale School 10.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Richmond School & Sixth Form College 12.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy 12.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Bedale High School 15.5 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Nidderdale High School 25.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Northallerton School & Sixth Form College 25.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.