Schools and Education in York

There are 49 schools in York (excluding independent schools), including 34 primary schools, 10 secondary schools, and 1 serving sixth-form education. York has no schools with Pupil Referral Unit places, and 1 with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in York under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Sixth Forms

York Education Profile

The median school in York has 18% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 55th highest figure in North Yorkshire. This represents about 4,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 5 of York's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for York is 20.39 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 76th highest ratio in North Yorkshire, and the 316th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of the UK.

For teen mothers, there are an unknown number of places available (data quality standards vary) from the single school providing places for teen mothers.

Primaries

34

2.94% Outstanding • 74% Good

Secondaries

10

30% Outstanding • 50% Good

Sixth Forms

1

0% Outstanding • 100% Good

Primary Schools in York

Most of York's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 25 schools or 74% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between good and high - about 21% and 18% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 18% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, York's primary schools most commonly have a high ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Acomb Primary School 4–11 yrs 315
Good
High
High
Badger Hill Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Very high
Burton Green Primary School 2–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Very low
Carr Infant School 3–7 yrs 309
Good
Good
Carr Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Clifton Green Primary School 3–11 yrs 450
Good
Low
Good
Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School 3–11 yrs 656
Good
Very high
High
Dringhouses Primary School 4–11 yrs 325
Good
Very high
Good
Fishergate Primary School 3–11 yrs 340
Good
Low
High
Haxby Road Primary Academy 2–11 yrs 225
Good
Good
Very low
Hempland Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Very high
Heworth Church of England Primary School 5–11 yrs 140
Good
High
Very high
Church of England
Hob Moor Community Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 320
Good
Low
Good
Huntington Primary Academy 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Knavesmire Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
High
Very high
Lakeside Primary Academy 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
High
Lord Deramore's Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Very high
New Earswick Primary School 2–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Very high
Osbaldwick Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
High
Low
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Very high
Roman Catholic
Park Grove Primary Academy 5–11 yrs 270
Good
Good
Good
Poppleton Road Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Very high
Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 5–11 yrs 200
Requires improvement
Very low
Good
Church of England
Scarcroft Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
High
St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy 3–11 yrs 236
Low
Roman Catholic
St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy 3–11 yrs 210
High
Roman Catholic
St Lawrence's Church of England Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Very high
Very high
Church of England
St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4–11 yrs 315
Good
High
Good
Church of England
St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4–11 yrs 195
Good
Very high
High
Church of England
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy 4–11 yrs 280
Good
High
Roman Catholic
Tang Hall Primary Academy 2–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Good
Westfield Primary Community School 3–11 yrs 602
Good
Very low
High
Woodthorpe Primary School 3–11 yrs 450
Requires improvement
Good
High
Yearsley Grove Primary School 3–11 yrs 399
Good
Very low
Low

York Secondary Schools

Most of York's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 5 schools or 50% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very high and low - about 30% and 20% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 10% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, York's secondary schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
All Saints Catholic School York 11–18 yrs 1,421 Roman Catholic
All Saints RC School 11–18 yrs 1,421
Outstanding
High
Low
Roman Catholic
Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy 11–18 yrs 1,900
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Church of England
Fulford School 11–18 yrs 1,603
Very high
Low
Huntington School 11–18 yrs 1,545
Outstanding
High
Low
Joseph Rowntree School 11–18 yrs 1,328
Good
Good
Very low
Manor Church of England Academy 11–16 yrs 1,086
Good
Very high
Low
Church of England
Millthorpe School 11–16 yrs 1,060
Good
Good
Low
Vale of York Academy 11–16 yrs 905
Good
Low
Very high
York High School 11–16 yrs 991
Good
Low
Low

Sixth Form Schools in York

Most of York's sixth form schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
York College 16–99 yrs
Good

Schools with places for Teen Mothers in York

Most of York's schools with teen mother places have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, York's schools with teen mother places most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Danesgate Community 5–16 yrs
Good
Very low
Last updated: 15 Aug 2023