The Wensleydale School

Community school in Leyburn, North Yorkshire, England

54°18′48″N 1°49′26″W / 54.313290°N 1.823940°W / 54.313290; -1.823940InformationTypeCommunity schoolMotto"Students and Community First"Established1959Department for Education URN121679 TablesOfstedReportsHeadteacherJ. PolleyAge11 to 18Enrolment513Websitehttp://www.wensleydale.n-yorks.sch.uk

The Wensleydale School and Sixth Form is a co-educational comprehensive school situated on Richmond Road, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, England.

History

When the school opened in 1959 as Leyburn County Modern School, it became the community school for the whole of Wensleydale and, in 1971, it reached further when it became a comprehensive school by combining with Yorebridge Grammar School in Askrigg. In 2008, the school opened a new post-16 block.^[1] Through a partnership with Queen Elizabeth College Darlington, additional courses are offered to certain year students.^[2] Approximately 500 pupils attend the school, whose ages range from 11 to 16.^[3] The majority of pupils come from eight small, local primary schools in the Wensleydale area, although its reach does stretch further.^[4]

Awards

In 2006, the school was awarded specialist school status as a Science College and gained a Healthy Schools award.^[4]

Notable pupils

Nottingham Forrest centre back Michael Dawson attended the school from 1994 to 1999.^{[citation needed]}
Wendy Morton, Conservative MP.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "The Wensleydale School - A Specialist Science College" (PDF). TES. 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
^ "Wensleydale School going from strength to strength says Ofsted". Richmondshire Today. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
^ "Woman teacher 'shot in the back by pupil' at Dales school". The Yorkshire Post. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b edubase.gov.uk