Wensleydale School
About the school
Wensleydale School is an open secondary school in North Yorkshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 12 May 2026
- Published
- 28 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
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
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Requires improvement
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 41.5
- North Yorkshire
- 46.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- North Yorkshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 34.70%
- North Yorkshire
- 47.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 56.90%
- North Yorkshire
- 67.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 11.10%
- North Yorkshire
- 37.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.51
- North Yorkshire
- 4.12
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
388
Girls
46.65%
Boys
53.35%
SEN support
24.74%
Education, health and care plan
6.44%
English as an additional language
1.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
18.30%
Overall absence
7.91
Persistent absence
24.26
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
57
Sustained education or employment
96%
Education
72%
Apprenticeship
14%
Employment
11%
Not sustained
4%