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Upper Wharfedale School is a coeducational
secondary school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...
located in Threshfield, North Yorkshire, England. 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 County Council, with grammar schools also operating in the same catchment area. Upper Wharfedale School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. The school has also previously gained specialist status as a Sports College.


History

The school was established in 1955.


Notable former pupils

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References


External links


Upper Wharfedale School official website
Secondary schools in North Yorkshire Wharfedale Community schools in North Yorkshire 1955 establishments in England Educational institutions established in 1955 {{Yorkshire-school-stub