Ryedale School
Gale Lane, Nawton, York, YO62 7SL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ARETÉ LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Domenica Wilkinson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 723
- Pupils on roll
- 698
- URN
- 148377
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01439771665
About this school
Ryedale School is a secondary academy in York. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 698 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ryedale School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 149 | 143 | 148 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.1 | 51.0 | 51.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.38 +0.15 to +0.61 | +0.32 +0.08 to +0.55 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% | 49% | 48.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 71.3% | 73% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 70% | 72.7% | 58.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ryedale School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53.1 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51 | 41.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.7 | 40.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 737 |
| 2023/24 | 708 |
| 2024/25 | 704 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ryedale School compares
Ryedale School ranked 11th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 80% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51.7 | 8.9% | 17.2% | 698 | — |
| Lady Lumley's Academy | 52.7 | 9.5% | 18.4% | 676 | 8.6 miles |
| Malton School | 46.6 | 7.9% | 21.7% | 999 | 10.7 miles |
| Outwood Academy Easingwold | 52 | 7.4% | 14.1% | 823 | 12.2 miles |
| Norton School | 41 | 11.6% | 26.6% | 651 | 12.2 miles |
| Nawton Community Primary School | — | 5.6% | 26.7% | 90 | 0.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.19%
- English as an additional language
- 4.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.93%
- Persistent absence
- 26.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lady Lumley's Academy8.6 miles
Secondary · Pickering
-
Malton School10.7 miles
Secondary · Malton
-
Outwood Academy Easingwold12.2 miles
Secondary · York
-
Norton School12.2 miles
Secondary · Malton
-
Nawton Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · York
Other schools in York
Ryedale School ranks 7th of the 13 ranked secondary schools in York.
- All Saints Catholic School York Secondary
- Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy Secondary
- Boroughbridge High School Secondary
- Fulford School Secondary
- Huntington School Secondary
- Joseph Rowntree School Secondary
- Manor Church of England Academy Secondary
- Millthorpe School Secondary
- Outwood Academy Easingwold Secondary
- Vale of York Academy Secondary
- Woldgate School and Sixth Form College Secondary
- York High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Ryedale School teach?
- Ryedale School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of Ryedale School?
- The headteacher of Ryedale School is Ms Domenica Wilkinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ryedale School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ryedale School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Ryedale School?
- Ryedale School has 698 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Ryedale School full?
- Ryedale School has capacity for 723 pupils and 698 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ryedale School a faith school?
- No. Ryedale School has no designated religious character.
- Is Ryedale School a selective school?
- No. Ryedale School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Ryedale School part of an academy trust?
- Ryedale School is part of ARETÉ LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ryedale School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53.1 in 2022/23 and 51.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ryedale School compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- Ryedale School ranked 11th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 80% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ryedale School's absence rate?
- Ryedale School's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ryedale School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ryedale School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.