SCHOOL PROFILE

Risedale School: data, trends and context

Risedale School is a secondary school in North Yorkshire. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
121663
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Community school
Status
Open
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber
Postcode
DL9 4BD
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
467
FSM eligible
36.0%
EAL / First language other than English
8.6%
SEND (total)
27.6%
SEN Support
21.6%
EHCP
6.0%
White British
83.7%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
88.5%
Overall absence
11.5%
Persistent absence
29.8%
Severe absence
7.4%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
North YorkshireLocal authority91.0%9.0%2.8%
Yorkshire and The HumberRegion90.7%9.3%4.4%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
43.3%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
8.8%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.00%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
29.8
English & maths grade 5+
5.4%
English & maths grade 4+
22.5%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Risedale School is a secondary school in North Yorkshire. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.