The Wensleydale School & Sixth Form
URN: 121679 • Leyburn DL8 5HY
Overview
- Name
- The Wensleydale School & Sixth Form
- URN
- 121679
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Status
- Open
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- Private
- No
- Ofsted rating
- Good
- Ranking score
- 72.5 / 100
Leadership & Contact
- Headteacher
- Julia Polley (since 2025) , Headteacher
- Telephone
- 01969622244
- Website
- Visit
- Address
- Richmond Road, Leyburn DL8 5HY
Summary
Useful links
- Governance (governance)
- Becoming a Parent School Governor – Q&A with Julia Polley (governance)
- Special Educational Needs (SEND) (sen)
- Report an Absence (sen)
- Break Menu (download)
- Lunch Menu (download)
- Parents Handbook (download)
- Policies (other)
- Admissions (other)
Nearby alternatives
- Harrogate Grammar School (79.5)
- St John Fisher Catholic High School (76.8)
- Thirsk School & Sixth Form College (73.9)
- Settle College (73.4)
- St Francis Xavier School (73.1)
Key details
- LA
- North Yorkshire
- Age range
- 11 - 18
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Trust
- Capacity
- 492
- Pupils
- 388
- Boys
- 207
- Girls
- 181
- FSM %
- 17.30
- Open date
- Close date
- Last Ofsted
- 2022-05-26
- Next inspection
- Data snapshot
- 2025-07-14
- County
- North Yorkshire
Trends
| Date | Pupils | Boys | Girls | Capacity | FSM% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-14 | 388 | 207 | 181 | 492 | 17.30 |
| 2024-09-11 | 363 | 186 | 177 | 492 | 17.60 |
| 2023-09-11 | 329 | 166 | 163 | 492 | 12.30 |
| 2022-09-11 | 329 | 166 | 163 | 492 | 12.30 |
| 2021-09-11 | 316 | 160 | 156 | 492 | 11.90 |
| 2020-09-11 | 358 | 181 | 177 | 492 | 11.90 |
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