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Schools in York

  • 63State-funded schools
  • 50Primary
  • 9Secondary
  • 2Special
  • Yorkshire and the HumberRegion
Applications per placeCircle size: applications
First choice · secondary 2026
94%
10 pts above England (84%)
1,772 families applied
First choice · primary 2026
94%
close to England (92%)
1,553 families applied
Applications per place · secondary
2.0
0.2 below England median (2.2)
Median school
New Ofsted report cards
9of 63 schools
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How hard is it to get a place here?

DfE · families living in York
Secondary (Year 7) · Sept 2026
94%got their first choice
10 pts above England (84%)

1,772 applicants · 1.1% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 94%; England 84%
  2. 2025 94%; England 84%
  3. 2024 94%; England 83%
  4. 2023 96%; England 83%
  5. 2022 93%; England 83%
  6. 2021 93%; England 81%
  7. 2020 89%; England 82%
  8. 2019 92%; England 81%
  9. 2018 92%; England 82%
  10. 2017 92%; England 83%
  11. 2016 91%; England 84%
  12. 2015 92%; England 84%
  13. 2014 94%; England 85%
  • York
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20261,77293.7%98.6%1.1%
Sep 20251,86593.7%98.5%1.3%
Sep 20241,88093.7%98.9%1.0%
Sep 20231,88796.0%98.9%1.0%
Sep 20221,96293.2%97.9%2.0%
Sep 20211,90393.3%98.2%1.7%
Sep 20201,93488.9%96.6%2.7%
Sep 20191,94991.6%97.6%1.7%
Sep 20181,86492.2%98.0%1.6%
Sep 20171,85792.4%97.6%2.0%
Sep 20161,79990.9%97.1%2.4%
Sep 20151,75992.4%97.9%2.0%
Sep 20141,69494.3%98.8%1.1%
Primary (Reception) · Sept 2026
94%got their first choice
close to England (92%)

1,553 applicants · 0.8% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 94%; England 92%
  2. 2025 96%; England 93%
  3. 2024 96%; England 93%
  4. 2023 95%; England 92%
  5. 2022 95%; England 92%
  6. 2021 95%; England 92%
  7. 2020 94%; England 90%
  8. 2019 96%; England 91%
  9. 2018 94%; England 91%
  10. 2017 93%; England 90%
  11. 2016 95%; England 88%
  12. 2015 92%; England 88%
  13. 2014 93%; England 88%
  • York
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20261,55394.1%99.0%0.8%
Sep 20251,55295.7%99.0%0.8%
Sep 20241,59095.8%99.7%0.3%
Sep 20231,66695.3%98.4%1.5%
Sep 20221,65195.5%99.0%0.9%
Sep 20211,75195.5%99.3%0.5%
Sep 20201,85394.3%98.7%1.0%
Sep 20191,83596.0%99.2%0.5%
Sep 20181,92994.2%99.3%0.7%
Sep 20171,96893.0%98.4%1.2%
Sep 20161,95894.6%98.8%1.2%
Sep 20151,98092.3%97.8%1.9%
Sep 20141,98993.2%98.5%1.1%

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 9 schools of 63 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (7)
  • Post-16 provision (1)
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 51 schools · graded 2012 to 2024

  • Outstanding7
  • Good43
  • Requires improvement1
  • Inadequate0

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 3 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education–3––
Behaviour and attitudes12––
Personal development12––
Leadership and management–3––

Latest report cards

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Secondary schools in York

9 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
All Saints Catholic School York Faith Outstanding2024 3.1 applications per place 55.1 14%
Millthorpe School Good2024 2.5 applications per place 50.2 16%
Huntington School Remains Outstanding2023 2.3 applications per place 49.9 18%
Fulford School Outstanding2023 2.2 applications per place 59.7 10%
Joseph Rowntree School Remains Good2022 2.0 applications per place 46.0 21%
Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy Faith 2026 2.0 applications per place 52.7 24%
Manor Church of England Academy Faith 2026 2.0 applications per place 50.4 15%
York High School Good2022 1.9 applications per place 38.8 40%
Vale of York Academy Standards maintained2025 1.4 applications per place 42.7 24%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in York

50 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Heworth Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2024 6.5small intake applications per place 37% 16%
Lord Deramore's Primary School Outstanding2024 5.3 applications per place 77% 10%
Rufforth Primary School Remains Good2023 4.1 applications per place 64% 9%
Acomb Primary School Outstanding2023 4.0 applications per place 55% 16%
St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 3.6 applications per place 54% 14%
Scarcroft Primary School Good2022 3.5 applications per place 75% 16%
St Lawrence's Church of England Primary School Faith Good2023 3.4small intake applications per place 61% 63%
Headlands Primary School Remains Good2022 3.3 applications per place 66% 5%
Lakeside Primary Academy Remains Good2022 3.3 applications per place 40% 20%
St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Faith Good2024 3.2small intake applications per place 52% 35%
Fishergate Primary School Remains Good2023 3.1 applications per place 57% 21%
Dringhouses Primary School Good2022 2.9 applications per place 70% 10%
Hob Moor Community Primary Academy Remains Good2022 2.9 applications per place 48% 51%
Haxby Road Primary Academy Remains Good2022 2.8 applications per place 50% 28%
Badger Hill Primary Academy Standards maintained2024 2.8 applications per place 73% 18%
Bishopthorpe Infant School Standards maintained2025 2.8 applications per place – 5%
Poppleton Road Primary School 2026 2.8 applications per place 64% 28%
Elvington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Faith Remains Good2024 2.5small intake applications per place 71% 4%
Osbaldwick Primary Academy Graded · no overall grade2025 2.4 applications per place 60% 27%
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Faith Good2022 2.4 applications per place 75% 10%
Knavesmire Primary School Outstanding2022 2.4 applications per place 84% 8%
Ralph Butterfield Primary School Good2024 2.3 applications per place 86% 7%
St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Faith Remains Good2023 2.3 applications per place 72% 24%
New Earswick Primary School 2026 2.3 applications per place 50% 54%
Huntington Primary Academy 2025 2.2 applications per place 60% 14%
Park Grove Primary Academy 2025 2.1 applications per place 65% 16%
Clifton Green Primary School 2026 2.1 applications per place 51% 32%
Woodthorpe Primary School Outstanding2024 2.1 applications per place 69% 19%
Skelton Primary School Good2023 2.1 applications per place 100% 25%
Naburn Church of England Primary School Faith Requires improvement2023 2.0small intake applications per place – 13%
St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Faith Remains Good2024 2.0 applications per place 72% 14%
Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School Remains Good2023 2.0small intake applications per place 65% 8%
Wigginton Primary School Remains Good2023 1.9 applications per place 78% 5%
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Faith Good2023 1.9 applications per place 73% 8%
Burton Green Primary School Standards maintained2025 1.9 applications per place 37% 23%
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Faith Good2024 1.9 applications per place 61% 4%
Poppleton Ousebank Primary School Good2024 1.8 applications per place 67% 7%
Wheldrake with Thorganby Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2022 1.8 applications per place 68% 7%
Yearsley Grove Primary School Good2022 1.8 applications per place 41% 25%
Dunnington Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2022 1.8 applications per place 80% 4%
Hempland Primary School 2026 1.8 applications per place 77% 8%
Westfield Primary Community School Good2023 1.7 applications per place 41% 38%
Copmanthorpe Primary School Remains Good2023 1.7 applications per place 56% 6%
Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 1.6small intake applications per place 0% 33%
Tang Hall Primary Academy Good2023 1.6 applications per place 55% 61%
Carr Infant School Special measures 2026 1.6 applications per place – 22%
Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 1.6 applications per place 78% 14%
Robert Wilkinson Primary Academy Good2023 1.4 applications per place 63% 10%
Archbishop of York's CofE Junior School, Bishopthorpe Faith Good2023 no data 73% 9%
Carr Junior School Good2023 no data 64% 26%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

4 schools