Secondary school

Risedale School

  • Community School
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • North Yorkshire
  • DL9 4BD
  • No sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Dec 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,242 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 99%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 96%96%2016/17: top 82%82% · 2016/172017/18: top 93%2018/19: top 87%2021/22: top 86%2022/23: top 95%2023/24: top 97%2024/25: top 99%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Attainment 829.8 · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.31/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber−16.1 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths5.4% · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%1/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber−12.1 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score2.61 · Yorkshire and The Humber 3.931/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber−19.4 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.56 · Yorkshire and The Humber −0.072/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber−10.1 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 40 · 79 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 49.82016/17: 40.1 · 85 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.82017/18: 35.7 · 72 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.42018/19: 38.4 · 84 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.552021/22: 40.7 · 114 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47.22022/23: 34 · 115 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.72023/24: 32.3 · 114 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.92024/25: 29.8 · 111 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.340.729.8No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 28% · 85 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2017/18: 14% · 72 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2018/19: 30% · 84 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2021/22: 31% · 114 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47%2022/23: 15% · 115 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2023/24: 7.9% · 114 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.3%2024/25: 5.4% · 111 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%31%5.4%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
59 of 59 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5959
2nd333
3rd240

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2024

  • Personal developmentRequires improvement
  • Quality of educationRequires improvement
  • Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
  • Leadership and managementRequires improvement
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2008Inadequate
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2012Satisfactory
  4. 2013Requires improvement
  5. 2015Good
  6. 2019Good
  7. 2024All areas Requires improvement

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026467
Free school meals (past 6 years)33.7%
First language not English9.2%
SEN support21.2%
EHC plan5.5%
Absence (sessions missed)11.5%
Persistently absent pupils29.8%

Girls 45.7%Boys 54.3%

50.5% full · 925 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 32 responses (5.9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school53.1% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school65.6% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved50% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 53.1% not applicable46.7% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year59.4% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 12.5% not applicable39.3% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?40.6% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 40.6% who said Yes above23.1% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child56.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school53.1% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing56.3% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school78.1% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school75% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development43.8% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent40.6% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.6
Pupils per adult8.9
  • Classroom teachers 30
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 14.2
  • Other support 22

Teachers 32 FTE · Whole workforce 68.2 · 72 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£10,409
Spend per pupil£10,745
Staff spend per pupil£8,305
Reserve per pupil£338
  • +£158,498revenue reserve
  • −£157,471in-year balance

Grants £10,114 · self-generated £311 · premises £687 per pupil

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

114 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained86%
  • Education77.2%
  • Apprenticeship0.9%
  • Employment7.9%
  • Not sustained13.2%
  • Unknown0.9%