UK Schools
Ryedale School
Ryedale School is a mixed secondary academy in York, North Yorkshire Council, teaching 698 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its last graded inspection in October 2023. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 51.7 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 4 September 2025 to 13 April 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Ryedale School.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Ryedale School.
- 1–2 Staff Training Days – Students not in school
- 3 Year 7 and Year 11 students in only
- 4 All year groups in school (Autumn Term begins)
- 24 School closes for Half Term at 3:40pm
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 3 Students return to school
- 19 School closes for Christmas at 3:40pm
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday (between Autumn and Spring terms)
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday (between Autumn and Spring terms)
- 5 Staff Training Day – Students not in school
- 6 Students return to school (Spring Term begins)
- 13 School closes for Half Term at 3:40pm
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 23 Students return to school
- 26 School closes for Easter at 3:40pm
- 27 Staff Training Day – Students not in school
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 30–31 Easter Holiday (between Spring and Summer terms)
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday (between Spring and Summer terms)
- 13 Students return to school (Summer Term begins)
- 4 School closed for May Bank Holiday
- 5 Students return to school
- 22 School closes for Half Term at 3:40pm
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 1 Students return to school
- 17 School closes for Summer at 3:40pm
- 18–31 Summer Holiday
- 20 Staff Training Day – Students not in school
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Staff Training Days – Students not in school Sep 1-2, 2025 Inset Day
- Year 7 and Year 11 students in only Sep 3, 2025 Event
- All year groups in school (Autumn Term begins) Sep 4, 2025 Term
- School closes for Half Term at 3:40pm Oct 24, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- Students return to school Nov 3, 2025 Event
- School closes for Christmas at 3:40pm Dec 19, 2025 Holiday
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Staff Training Day – Students not in school Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Students return to school (Spring Term begins) Jan 6, 2026 Term
- School closes for Half Term at 3:40pm Feb 13, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Students return to school Feb 23, 2026 Event
- School closes for Easter at 3:40pm Mar 26, 2026 Holiday
- Staff Training Day – Students not in school Mar 27, 2026 Inset Day
- Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Students return to school (Summer Term begins) Apr 13, 2026 Term
- School closed for May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Students return to school May 5, 2026 Event
- School closes for Half Term at 3:40pm May 22, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Students return to school Jun 1, 2026 Event
- School closes for Summer at 3:40pm Jul 17, 2026 Event
- Staff Training Day – Students not in school Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Christmas Holiday (between Autumn and Spring terms) Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday (between Spring and Summer terms) Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday Jul 18 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Ryedale School with North Yorkshire Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 51.7 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school North Yorkshire Council England
Attendance 26.6% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school North Yorkshire Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 93% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school North Yorkshire Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Ryedale School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Ryedale School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.