Upper Wharfedale School

Secondary school in North Yorkshire, England

Upper Wharfedale School
Address

Wharfeside Avenue Threshfield North Yorkshire , BD23 5BS England
Information
Type	Community school
Established	1955
Local authority	North Yorkshire Council
Department for Education URN	121690 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	I. Chapman
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	331 as of May 2022^[update]
Website	http://www.uws.n-yorks.sch.uk/

Upper Wharfedale School is a coeducational secondary school located in Threshfield, North Yorkshire, England.^[1] The school is named after Wharfedale, one of the Yorkshire Dales in which the school is located.

It is a non-selective community school administered by North Yorkshire Council,^[2] with grammar schools also operating in the same catchment area.

Upper Wharfedale School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils.^[3] The school has also previously gained specialist status as a Sports College.

History

The school was established in 1955.^[4]

Notable former pupils

Ted Mason, fell runner
Andrew Triggs Hodge, rower

References

^ "Upper Wharfedale School - Excellence for All". uws.n-yorks.sch.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
^ "Upper Wharfedale School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
^ "Our Learning - Upper Wharfedale School".
^ "Upper Wharfedale School - The Parliamentary Review". www.theparliamentaryreview.co.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2021.