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Ryedale School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Gale Lane, Nawton, York YO62 7SL · ryedale-rlt.co.uk · 01439 771665
On the mapSearch near YO62 7SL
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 51.7
- average Attainment 8 score. North Yorkshire 46.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 698
- 97% of 723 places
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 16.6%
- First language not English
- 4.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Areté Learning Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 131 families put the school first and 135 places were offered; 100% 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 | 135 | 131 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 137 | 133 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 147 | 157 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 118 | 113 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 146 | 164 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.7, and 48.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Yorkshire it was 46.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲51.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲48.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲73.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲58.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.78 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121665)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 32.2 | +12.8 |
| Sixth form college | 4.9 | −4.5 |
| Further education | 40.6 | −14.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6 | −1.6 |
| Employment | 4.9 | +2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.3 | +2 |
| Activity not captured | 5.6 | — |
Ofsted
Ryedale School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 4 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 4 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2012
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 121665), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121665)
Feb 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121665)
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (276 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 276
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 63% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 52 parents (19%) with SEND