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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Ted Mason
Ted Mason (London, England), better known by his stage name T. Mason, is a British Nicaraguan musician and producer. He was a member, manager and producer of the British band Modern English (band), Modern English. He is currently a member of th ...
, fell runner
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Andrew Triggs Hodge
Andrew Triggs Hodge (born 3 March 1979) is a British former rower - a three time Olympic champion and four time world champion. In the British coxless four in 2012 he set a world's best time which still stood as of 2021.
Education
Born in Hal ...
, rower
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
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