Upper Wharfedale School
Wharfeside Avenue, Skipton, BD23 5BS
351 pupils · 100% of 350 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Free school meals
- 15.4%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 December 2024, published 16 January 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 61% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 80.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 14.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 66 | 65 | 241 | 66 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 66 | 76 | 237 | 66 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 66 | 75 | 243 | 66 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 64 | 85 | 248 | 64 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 70 | 88 | 188 | 70 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 69 | 83 | 186 | 69 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 67 | 103 | 209 | 67 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 67 | 81 | 182 | 67 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Skipton Girls' High School 12 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Ermysted's Grammar School 12 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Skipton Academy 12.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Nidderdale High School 15.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Settle College 17.9 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- South Craven School 19.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.