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Stokesley School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Station Road, Stokesley TS9 5AL · stokesleyschool.org · 01642 710050
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.3
- average Attainment 8 score. North Yorkshire 46.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,079
- 82% of 1,323 places
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.1%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Areté Learning Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 213 families put the school first and 202 places were offered; 91% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 202 | 213 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 206 | 196 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 194 | 195 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 180 | 180 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 172 | 156 | 0.9 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.3, and 38.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Yorkshire it was 46.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼38.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ●64.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼32.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.05 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 37.4 | −6.5 |
| Sixth form college | 14.4 | +4.8 |
| Further education | 35.4 | +1.1 |
| Other education | 1 | +0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.1 | −2 |
| Employment | 1.5 | −1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.1 | +1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.1 | +2.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 students | C+ (34.7) | Average +0.05 | |
| 62 students | C+ (34.8) | Average +0.05 | |
| 8 students | Dist (34.7) | Above average +0.59 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 82 | B- (36.2) | +0.14 |
| 2022/23 | 88 | C+ (33.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 71 | B (40.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 100 | B- (36.5) | +0.13 |
| 2017/18 | 93 | C+ (34.5) | +0.07 |
| 2016/17 | 98 | C+ (33.6) | +0.01 |
| 2015/16 | 120 | B- (38) | +0.30 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 61.4 | −4.8 |
| Other education | 4.9 | +2.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8 | +3.4 |
| Employment | 15.7 | −4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.6 | +4 |
| Activity not captured | 3.6 | −0.6 |
Ofsted
Stokesley School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 June 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Jun 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Jan 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (154 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 154
- 13% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 34 parents (22%) with SEND