Upper Wharfedale School Explained

Upper Wharfedale School
Established:	1955
Head Label:	Headteacher
Head:	I. Chapman
Address:	Wharfeside Avenue
Postcode:	BD23 5BS
Country:	England
Urn:	121690
Ofsted:	yes
Enrolment:	331
Lower Age:	11
Upper Age:	16
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

External links

• Upper Wharfedale School official website

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Upper Wharfedale School - Excellence for All . uws.n-yorks.sch.uk . 28 December 2021.
2. Web site: Upper Wharfedale School - GOV.UK. get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
3. Web site: Our Learning - Upper Wharfedale School.
4. Web site: Upper Wharfedale School - The Parliamentary Review. 2021-02-28. www.theparliamentaryreview.co.uk.