The Wensleydale School and Sixth Form is a

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comprehensive school situated on Richmond Road,

Leyburn Leyburn is a market town and civil parish in the district of Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, sitting above the northern bank of the River Ure in Wensleydale. Historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire, the name was derived from 'L ...

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, England.

History

When the Wensleydale School opened in 1959 as Leyburn County Modern School, it became the community school for the whole of Wensleydale and, in 1971 it reached further when it became a comprehensive school by combining with Yorebridge Grammar School in Askrigg. In 2008, the school opened a new Post-16 block. Through a partnership with Queen Elizabeth College Darlington, additional courses are offered to certain year students. Approximately 500 pupils attend the school, whose ages range from 11 - 16. The majority of pupils hail from eight small, local primary schools in the Wensleydale area, although its reach does stretch further.edubase.gov.uk
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Awards

In 2006 the school was awarded specialist school status as a

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and gained a Healthy Schools award.

Notable pupils

* Nottingham Forrest centre back Michael Dawson attended the school from 1994 to 1999. *

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, Conservative MP

References

External links

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Educational institutions established in 1959 Secondary schools in North Yorkshire 1959 establishments in England Leyburn Community schools in North Yorkshire {{Yorkshire-school-stub