Academy converter · North Yorkshire

Ryedale School

11–16Ages
698Pupils
SecondaryPhase
148377URN

Gale Lane, Nawton, York, YO62 7SL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

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

236 applications for 135 places · 27th of 39 in North Yorkshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

53.5of 90

North Yorkshire 47.4 England 46.0

8th of 41 in North Yorkshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 4 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding

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) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

236 applications · 135 places offered · 131 named it first

2026 1.8; North Yorkshire median median 1.9
2025 1.8; North Yorkshire median median 1.9
2024 1.8; North Yorkshire median median 1.9
2023 1.7; North Yorkshire median median 1.8
2022 1.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
2021 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 1.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2019 1.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2018 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2016 1.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.3; as the previous school
2015 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.3; as the previous school
2014 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the North Yorkshire median in 0 of 5 years.

This school
North Yorkshire median

Dashed bars: as Ryedale School (URN 121665), the previous school.

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	135	236	1.8	131	0.97
Sep 2025	137	246	1.8	133	0.97
Sep 2024	147	263	1.8	157	1.07
Sep 2023	118	204	1.7	113	0.96
Sep 2022	146	199	1.4	164	1.12
Sep 2021 *	134	171	1.3	124	0.93
Sep 2020 *	140	199	1.4	154	1.10
Sep 2019 *	147	220	1.5	184	1.25
Sep 2018 *	138	181	1.3	156	1.13
Sep 2017 *	129	155	1.2	127	0.98
Sep 2016 *	118	159	1.4	136	1.15
Sep 2015 *	118	157	1.3	134	1.14
Sep 2014 *	124	158	1.3	137	1.10

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

123 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)53.58th of 41 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 47.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths64%7th of 41 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 48% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths78%

North Yorkshire 71% England 66%

This school
North Yorkshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.32

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	123	53.5	64%	78%	–
2024/25	148	51.7	49%	73%	–
2023/24	143	51.0	49%	71%	+0.32
2022/23	149	53.1	57%	73%	+0.38

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

Ryedale SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

1.8applications per place 53.5Attainment 8
Lady Lumley's Academy
13.8 km · North Yorkshire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 54.5Attainment 8
Malton School
17.3 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
Outwood Academy Easingwold
19.6 km · North Yorkshire

Outstanding2022

1.4applications per place 53.2Attainment 8
Norton School
19.7 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 42.7Attainment 8
Thirsk School & Sixth Form College
23.1 km · North Yorkshire

2026

1.7applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
Stokesley School
27.0 km · North Yorkshire

Good2022

2.1applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
Joseph Rowntree School
28.5 km · York

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
Huntington School
29.3 km · York

Remains Outstanding2023

2.3applications per place 49.9Attainment 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: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 148377 · 815/4022
Trust: Areté Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 723 pupils · 698 on roll
Free school meals: 16.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2021
Replaced: Ryedale School (URN 121665)
Address: Gale Lane, Nawton, York, YO62 7SL
Local authority: North Yorkshire

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