North Yorkshire
Risedale School
GCSE results 2026: every North Yorkshire school ranked · how England did
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 33.1 is significantly below the national average. Progress 8 and pupil context may still indicate positive value-added.
- 33.1
- Attainment 8
- 14%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -0.56
- Progress 8
- [-0.83, -0.29]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 70 | 59 | 59 (100%) | 129 |
| September 2025 | 92 | 69 | 67 (97%) | 134 |
| September 2024 | 96 | 71 | 71 (100%) | 124 |
| September 2023 | 111 | 99 | 98 (99%) | 162 |
| September 2022 | 138 | 100 | 100 (100%) | 122 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check North Yorkshire’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 98 | 33.1 | — | 14.3% | 1.0% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 111 | 29.8 | — | 5.4% | — | 29.7% | 2.6 |
| 2023/2024 | 114 | 32.3 | -0.56 | 7.9% | — | 40.4% | 2.9 |
| 2022/2023 | 115 | 34.0 | -0.43 | 14.8% | — | 36.5% | 3.0 |
| 2021/2022 | 114 | 40.7 | -0.12 | — | — | 39.0% | 3.5 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in North Yorkshire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 121663 |
| Local authority | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Community school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Principal Lucy Greenwood |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | DL9 4BD |
| Pupils | 543 |
| FSM eligible | 33.0% |
Contact and identifiers
Hipswell, Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire, DL9 4BD
http://www.risedale.org.uk/1748833501| DfE number | 4004 |
| UKPRN | 10018211 |
| Opened | — |
| GIAS updated | 23 Jan 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 20 Jan 2025 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 3 Dec 2024 |
| Publication date | 20 Jan 2025 |