80%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
61%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
48.3
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
14%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
310.6
EBacc APS · 2024/25
363
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding
Ofsted inspection · 05/06/2019
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorth Yorkshire
PhaseSecondary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.3:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Upper Wharfedale School · Secondary · North Yorkshire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
80%
+15pp
81%70%59%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 81%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
61%
+25pp
63%46%28%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
Attainment 8
48.3
+2.7
51.047.143.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 48.3
EBacc entry
14%
-10pp
25%18%12%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 14%
EBacc APS
310.6
+42.0
310.6258.6206.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 310.6
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
363
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
23%
Contact
Address
Wharfeside Avenue, Threshfield, Skipton, BD23 5BS
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 80% | 61% | 48.3 | Not applicable | 14% | 310.6 | 17% | 363 |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 36% | 45.6 | +0.60 | 25% | 268.7 | 25% | 364 |
| 2022/23 | 59% | 28% | 43.3 | +0.55 | 12% | 206.7 | 16% | 356 |
| 2021/22 | 78% | 63% | 51.0 | +0.55 | 16% | 288.2 | 21% | 346 |
| 2018/19 | 76% | 50% | 50.3 | +0.78 | 14% | 234.3 | 19% | 296 |
| 2017/18 | 65% | 37% | 43.4 | +0.61 | 9% | 182.1 | 19% | 291 |
| 2016/17 | 85% | 60% | 51.2 | +0.48 | 15% | — | 15% | 290 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 363 | 16.9 | 15% | 6% | 14% | 8% | 23% |
| 2023/24 | 364 | 17.3 | 17% | 5% | 13% | 8% | 25% |
| 2022/23 | 356 | 16.5 | 21% | 5% | 15% | 8% | 21% |
| 2021/22 | 346 | 16.8 | 28% | 4% | 13% | 8% | 23% |
| 2020/21 | 331 | 14.6 | 16% | 4% | 14% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 296 | 13.3 | 15% | 7% | 17% | 5% | 14% |
| 2017/18 | 291 | 13.9 | 12% | 6% | 14% | 6% | 18% |
| 2016/17 | 290 | 11.6 | 9% | 6% | 14% | 5% | 10% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.