Risedale School, Catterick Garrison

Coming up: an open evening on Monday 30 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Risedale School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 33.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.2 in North Yorkshire and 47 across England.

14% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 48% in North Yorkshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 29.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.56: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 21.8, against 37.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 59 families put Risedale School as their first choice and 129 named it as one of their preferences, for 70 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Risedale School are Richmond School & Sixth Form College (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.7); St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy (2.2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 54.4); and Wensleydale School (6.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.1).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Risedale School.

32 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Risedale School (as of September 2025): 41% would recommend the school, 53% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (66%); the weakest, that they would recommend the school (41%).

Of the 114 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 77% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 52% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 8% into work.

36% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 8.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (84%) and Asian (7%).

In 2026, 101 pupils (21.6%) received SEN support and 28 (6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Risedale School.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hipswell Village (nw-bound), 200 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 40 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in North Yorkshire (9), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Risedale School issued 235 suspensions, 43.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Risedale School are Hipswell Church of England Primary School (under 0.1 miles); Cambrai Primary School (0.3 miles); Catterick Garrison, Le Cateau Community Primary School (0.5 miles); and Wavell Community Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.