Upper Wharfedale School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–16 · Skipton, North Yorkshire
Upper Wharfedale School is a secondary school in Skipton, North Yorkshire for ages 11–16 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 4 December 2024. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2012 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Wharfeside Avenue, Threshfield, Skipton, BD23 5BS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 351 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 4 December 2024
Strengths
- “Upper Wharfedale School is an enjoyable place to learn.”
- “Staff and pupils alike care for each other.”
- “Pupils are happy to be in school.”
To improve
- “At times, the school could do more to identify the reasons that some pupils struggle to improve their reading.”
- “However, on occasion, the school does not promptly identify areas for improvement.”
- “This means that the quality of the school’s provision cannot be improved on the small number of occasions in which this is the case.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 61% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 48.3 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 65 first-preference applications, 66 offers in total, 59 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Year 7 2012 to 2026, as North Yorkshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Yorkshire.
- Skipton Girls' High School 7.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Ermysted's Grammar School 7.5 mi Good Last distance published
- The Skipton Academy 7.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Nidderdale High School 9.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Settle College 11.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- South Craven School 11.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Wensleydale School 18.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Outwood Academy Ripon 19.7 mi Good Last distance published