Ryedale School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · York, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Yorkshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2012–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Ryedale School is a secondary school in York, North Yorkshire for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 4 October 2023. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2012 to 2026 entry.
Ryedale School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 3 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a place for Year 7 in 2026, as at 22 of the 39 other North Yorkshire secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Places ran out (a last distance was published) in 4 of the 6 earlier Year 7 years with a published outcome, though not in 2026.
- Year 7 2026 had 131 first-choice applications for 135 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 2024/25: 49% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in North Yorkshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Yorkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Gale Lane, Nawton, York, YO62 7SL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 698 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 4 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are very proud to attend Ryedale School.”
- “Pupils behave in an exemplary manner in lessons and at social times.”
- “The school’s sharp focus on ensuring that pupils develop a strong understanding of other cultures, faiths and religions is fulfilled.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 November 2023 (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) | 49% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51.7 | 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: 131 first-preference applications, 135 offers in total, 131 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Yorkshire.
- Lady Lumley's Academy 8.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Malton School 10.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Outwood Academy Easingwold 12.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Norton School 12.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Thirsk School & Sixth Form College 14.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stokesley School 16.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Northallerton School & Sixth Form College 18.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Boroughbridge High School 19.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published