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Upper Wharfedale School

Coordinates: 54°04′16″N 2°00′42″W / 54.0712°N 2.0117°W / 54.0712; -2.0117
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Upper Wharfedale School
Address
Map
Wharfeside Avenue


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BD23 5BS

England
Information
TypeCommunity school
Established1955
Local authorityNorth Yorkshire Council
Department for Education URN121690 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherI. Chapman
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment331 as of May 2022
Websitehttp://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

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The school was established in 1955.[4]

Notable former pupils

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References

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  1. ^ "Upper Wharfedale School - Excellence for All". uws.n-yorks.sch.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Upper Wharfedale School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
  3. ^ "Our Learning - Upper Wharfedale School".
  4. ^ "Upper Wharfedale School - The Parliamentary Review". www.theparliamentaryreview.co.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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54°04′16″N 2°00′42″W / 54.0712°N 2.0117°W / 54.0712; -2.0117