Wensleydale School, Leyburn
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Wensleydale School excels at making every pupil feel welcome and included. Staff work closely with families to understand each child's needs and provide carefully tailored support, so pupils with different abilities all make good progress. The school offers a wonderful range of enrichment activities - from sport and music to the Combined Cadet Force - giving all pupils chances to develop confidence and explore new interests.
Key Strengths
- Inclusion is a key strength - staff quickly identify barriers to learning and provide expertly adjusted support through detailed 'pupil passports'
- Strong safeguarding culture where all staff take responsibility and concerns are actively managed
- Excellent pastoral support and positive relationships between staff and pupils create a calm, safe environment
- Well-designed broad curriculum that builds on prior knowledge, with good support for foundational skills
- Committed leadership focused on staff wellbeing and continuous improvement
Areas for Improvement
- Quality of teaching is not yet consistent across the school - leaders are addressing this through targeted training
- Written work quality is variable and inconsistent across subjects, impacting knowledge building
- A small number of pupils do not consistently demonstrate respect for protected characteristics and need support to improve their language
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has created an open and positive culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed, making pupils safer and helping them feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Sport, music, chess, Combined Cadet Force, trips to London and France, careers fair, work experience
Wensleydale School is a welcoming community school where pupils feel safe and included. The school achieves expected standards overall with particular strengths in inclusion and pupil wellbeing.
At a Glance
17.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
21.6
Avg class size
18
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
93%
Near capacity
407 pupils
440 capacity
33 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Leyburn
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Leyburn
Admissions Demand - North Yorkshire
Places available
7,139
Applications
5,644
Got 1st preference
92.6%
Got preferred school
98.7%
Secondary admissions across North Yorkshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(112)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.9071%
Overall absence
24.25743%
Persistent absence
404
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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