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As you may have seen on our social media sites, The Wensleydale School recently received a ‘Good’ grading succeeding its recent Ofsted inspection. We’re thrilled with this result and wanted to share a more in-depth look into what the inspectors had to say about the school we’re so proud of – starting with our extracurricular […]

Earlier in the term, we held our very first Holi-Dales Festival at the school. We were thrilled at its success and are incredibly proud of all the hard work that staff and students put into designing, building and planning the entire event. It had a tropical theme, featuring a multi-coloured, student-built Mocktail Bar, an army-style encampment […]

It’s been a busy few months with exams, a school prom, sports day and many end of year activities. In the mix of all this, we’ve also been fully inspected by Ofsted. We’ve maintained our ‘Good’ grading and are extremely happy with the strength of the report. Inspectors commented on the ‘strong leadership’, the ‘respectful’ […]

Year 8 student Ewan Deighton has created this incredible piece of practical work for the Bronze Crest Award. It has been submitted to the Lego Ideas page – well done Ewan!

Recently we shared about the open morning the Middleham Twinners (see here) are hosting to help local families understand what they do. Former student Rosalind Monaghan and her family joined the Twinners some years ago and were part of some exchanges. She pursued languages at A-level and also at university and is now doing a […]

Transitioning to secondary school can be nerve-wracking, but it’s also an exciting step forwards. This Anna Freud NCCF animation is aimed at Year 6 and 7 pupils finding their feet: