Academy · North Yorkshire
Ryedale School
- Secondary
- Ages 11–16
Term dates
Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow North Yorkshire council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 131 families put this school as their first choice, and 135 places were offered. 131 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 135 | 131 | 100% |
| September 2025 | 137 | 133 | 99% |
| September 2024 | 147 | 157 | 94% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 4 October 2023. Overall: Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Pupils
- 698 (capacity 723)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Academy trust
- ARETÉ LEARNING TRUST
- Phone
- 01439771665
- Address
- Gale Lane, Nawton, York, YO62 7SL
- Website
- ryedale-rlt.co.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.