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Upper Wharfedale School is a top rated, Secondary, Co-Ed school located in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
It has 314 students from age 11-16 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 13 : 1.
At this school, 50% of pupils achieved grade 5 or more at GCSE.
This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.
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Headmaster's Message
Welcome to Upper Wharfedale School. Our Students travel from an area of some 200 square miles and being such a small school, we pride ourselves on our inclusive nature, knowing each of those students individually. We are a popular, oversubscribed non-selective school within the selective system of t...
Welcome to Upper Wharfedale School. Our Students travel from an area of some 200 square miles and being such a small school, we pride ourselves on our inclusive nature, knowing each of those students individually. We are a popular, oversubscribed non-selective school within the selective system of the Craven area. The students are our priority and we demonstrate this by teaching them well and expecting the very best from them, whilst celebrating all their achievements academic and otherwise. We exploit the skills and potential of our students, encouraging moral, social and economic awareness so that they can lead confident, healthy and responsible lives as individuals and members of society. Our vision is based on a relentless focus on high quality teaching and learning, overcoming barriers so that each student achieves the best possible outcomes. We design our curriculum carefully to promote high aspirations and skills for lifelong learning and cultural capital within a safe yet challenging environment. According to our most recent Ofsted report (June 2019), leaders are "uncompromising in their ambition," there is "an exceptional learning culture within the school" and "outcomes are truly outstanding in the widest sense." I hope our website will give you a flavour of life at Upper Wharfedale School (UWS) but for a closer look, please make an appointment to visit us and see for yourselves. Andrew Taylor Headteacher Read MoreUpper Wharfedale School Rankings
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School Facts
16.6%
Students eligible for free school meal76%
Of students achived gcse 4 or higher50%
Of stduents achived gcse 5 or higherUpper Wharfedale School Admissions
At Upper Wharfedale School admissions are managed by the local authority North Yorkshire.
To apply for your child's admission at this school, visit https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/school-admissions
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Start of application process
North Yorkshire start accepting application for admissions. Parents can start applying for a school online at https://onlineadmissions.northyorks.gov.uk/Synergy/Parents/
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End of application process
The closing date for applications. North Yorkshire will class any application or change you make after this date as late.
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offer day
Emails to North Yorkshire residents who applied online will be sent.
Letters to North Yorkshire residents who applied using a paper application form will be sent.
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KS4 Exam Results 2019
GCSE & eBacc results
| Grade 5+ in GCSEs | Entering in EBacc | |
| School | 50% | 14% |
| Local Authority | 27.97% | 27.15% |
| England | 25.13% | 25.16% |
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Holidays 2021/22
This school follows the following Holiday schedule.
| Title | Holiday Dates |
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 25th Oct 2021 - 29th Oct 2021 |
| Winter Holidays | 20th Dec 2021 - 4th Jan 2022 |
| Spring Half Term Holidays | 21st Feb 2022 - 25th Feb 2022 |
| Spring Holidays | 11th Apr 2022 - 22nd Apr 2022 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 30th May 2022 - 3rd Jun 2022 |
| Summer Holidays | 26th Jul 2022 - |
Term Dates 2021/22
At present, Summer Term-2 is going on. This school follows the following Term schedule.
| Title | Term Dates |
| Autumn Term | 7th Sep 2021 - 24th Oct 2021 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 30th Oct 2021 - 19th Dec 2021 |
| Spring Term | 5th Jan 2022 - 20th Feb 2022 |
| Spring Term-2 | 26th Feb 2022 - 10th Apr 2022 |
| Summer Term | 23rd Apr 2022 - 29th May 2022 |
| Summer Term-2 | 4th Jun 2022 - 25th Jul 2022 |
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