Barlby High School
Academy converter · 482 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.8
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Nidderdale High School
- Pupils on roll
- 404of 425 places
- Free school meals
- 21.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 72
- Ofsted
- Report card, 28 April 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Needs attentionAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Nidderdale High School (URN 121700, until 1 September 2023).
What the data says
Nidderdale High School has no sixth form. Of the 73 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 5% moved to a sixth form college, 51% to a further education college and 8% started an apprenticeship.
12% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
Photography is unusually popular at GCSE: 36% of the year group took it, against 6% of pupils across England.
Apprenticeships are a real route from here: 8% of leavers started one, roughly twice the England figure of 3%.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in North Yorkshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Nidderdale High School | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 73 | 6,208 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 85% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 71% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 15% | 34% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 5% | 13% | 13% |
| — further education college | 51% | 35% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 8% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 5% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 12% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Nidderdale High School | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 41.8 | 46.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 47% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% | 67% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 29% | 38% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.63 | 4.12 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 25% | 19% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 28.8 | 31.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 46.1 | 50.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 1% | 6% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 70 | 97% | 89% | 14% | 20% | 59% |
| Mathematics | 70 | 97% | 88% | 10% | 22% | 57% |
| English Literature | 68 | 94% | 86% | 15% | 21% | 76% |
| Religious Studies | 65 | 90% | 31% | 5% | 32% | 29% |
| Geography | 49 | 68% | 41% | 20% | 25% | 63% |
| Combined Science | 47 | 65% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 51% |
| Design and Technology | 36 | 50% | 11% | 22% | 23% | 69% |
| History | 32 | 44% | 41% | 16% | 26% | 56% |
| Physical Education | 27 | 38% | 11% | 7% | 24% | 30% |
| Fine Art | 26 | 36% | 9% | 12% | 28% | 73% |
| Photography | 26 | 36% | 6% | 4% | 19% | 65% |
| Biology | 23 | 32% | 23% | 30% | 45% | 87% |
| Chemistry | 20 | 28% | 23% | 35% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 20 | 28% | 23% | 35% | 46% | 95% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 16 | 22% | 8% | 0% | 21% | 44% |
| French | 13 | 18% | 18% | 8% | 29% | 77% |
| German | 9 | 13% | 5% | 11% | 33% | 89% |
| Computer Science | 6 | 8% | 13% | 0% | 30% | 33% |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 8 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.