Community school · North Yorkshire

Risedale School

11–16Ages
467Pupils
SecondaryPhase
121663URN

Hipswell, Catterick Garrison, DL9 4BD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to North Yorkshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in North YorkshireSelective

129 applications for 70 places · 22nd of 39 in North Yorkshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

33.1of 90

North Yorkshire 47.4 England 46.0

40th of 41 in North Yorkshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 3 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Year 7

close to North Yorkshire median (1.9) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

129 applications · 70 places offered · 59 named it first

2026 1.8; North Yorkshire median median 1.9
2025 1.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.9
2024 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.9
2023 1.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.8
2022 0.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
2021 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2020 1.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2019 1.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
2018 1.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2017 1.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
2016 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.3
2015 0.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.3
2014 0.8; North Yorkshire median median 1.6

More applications per place than the North Yorkshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
North Yorkshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	70	129	1.8	59	0.84
Sep 2025	92	134	1.5	69	0.75
Sep 2024	96	124	1.3	71	0.74
Sep 2023	111	162	1.5	99	0.89
Sep 2022	138	122	0.9	100	0.72
Sep 2021	112	129	1.2	99	0.88
Sep 2020	137	136	1.0	116	0.85
Sep 2019	111	125	1.1	101	0.91
Sep 2018	130	147	1.1	117	0.90
Sep 2017	132	133	1.0	109	0.83
Sep 2016	84	108	1.3	70	0.83
Sep 2015	109	97	0.9	73	0.67
Sep 2014	116	89	0.8	66	0.57

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

98 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)33.140th of 41 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 47.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths14%41st of 41 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 48% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths39%

North Yorkshire 71% England 66%

This school
North Yorkshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.56

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	98	33.1	14%	39%	–
2024/25	111	29.8	5%	23%	–
2023/24	114	32.3	8%	18%	−0.56
2022/23	115	34.0	15%	35%	−0.43

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Risedale SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 33.1Attainment 8
Richmond School & Sixth Form College
3.2 km · North Yorkshire

2026

2.0applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy
3.5 km · North Yorkshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 54.4Attainment 8
Wensleydale School
10.1 km · North Yorkshire

2026

2.2applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
Bedale High School
13.2 km · North Yorkshire

2026

1.9applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
Hurworth School
16.3 km · Darlington

Good2022

1.8applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
Hummersknott Academy
17.7 km · Darlington

2026

1.7applications per place 50.7Attainment 8
Carmel College
18.3 km · Darlington

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 52.7Attainment 8
Polam Hall School
18.6 km · Darlington

2025

2.7applications per place 45.9Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 121663 · 815/4004
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 925 pupils · 467 on roll
Free school meals: 36.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Hipswell, Catterick Garrison, DL9 4BD
Local authority: North Yorkshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources