Academy sponsor led · York

York High School

11–16Ages
750Pupils
SecondaryPhase
144652URN

Cornlands Road, York, YO24 3WZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to York median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in York

243 applications for 125 places · 8th of 9 in York

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

38.8of 90

York 50.2 England 46.0

9th of 9 in York

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 September 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Year 7

close to York median (2.0) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

243 applications · 125 places offered · 119 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.9; York median median 2.0
2025 1.7; York median median 1.9
2024 1.7; York median median 1.9
2023 1.4; York median median 1.8
2022 1.3; York median median 1.7
2021 1.4; York median median 1.8
2020 1.2; York median median 1.7
2019 1.3; York median median 1.8
2018 1.3; York median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.5; York median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.7; York median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.6; York median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.3; York median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the York median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
York median

Dashed bars: as York High School (URN 133946), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	125	243	1.9	119	0.95
Sep 2025	145	252	1.7	155	1.07
Sep 2024	148	253	1.7	146	0.99
Sep 2023	185	251	1.4	166	0.90
Sep 2022	187	238	1.3	130	0.70
Sep 2021	152	216	1.4	114	0.75
Sep 2020	180	211	1.2	112	0.62
Sep 2019	185	242	1.3	120	0.65
Sep 2018 *	178	236	1.3	132	0.74
Sep 2017 *	169	257	1.5	146	0.86
Sep 2016 *	149	251	1.7	129	0.87
Sep 2015 *	161	254	1.6	153	0.95
Sep 2014 *	174	234	1.3	153	0.88

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

119 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)38.89th of 9 in York

York 50.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths40%9th of 9 in York

York 55% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths66%

York 73% England 66%

This school
York median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.75

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	119	38.8	40%	66%	–
2024/25	132	41.2	42%	61%	–
2023/24	146	35.2	27%	45%	−0.75
2022/23	148	36.7	28%	47%	−0.54

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

York High SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.9applications per place 38.8Attainment 8
All Saints Catholic School York
2.3 km · York

Outstanding2024

3.1applications per place 55.1Attainment 8
Millthorpe School
2.6 km · York

Good2024

2.5applications per place 50.2Attainment 8
Manor Church of England Academy
3.0 km · York

2026

2.0applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
Vale of York Academy
3.6 km · York

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 42.7Attainment 8
Fulford School
4.3 km · York

Outstanding2023

2.2applications per place 59.7Attainment 8
Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
5.8 km · York

2026

2.0applications per place 52.7Attainment 8
Huntington School
6.2 km · York

Remains Outstanding2023

2.3applications per place 49.9Attainment 8
Joseph Rowntree School
6.7 km · York

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 46.0Attainment 8

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.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 144652 · 816/4001
Trust: Excel Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 991 pupils · 750 on roll
Free school meals: 40.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2018
Replaced: York High School (URN 133946)
Address: Cornlands Road, York, YO24 3WZ
Local authority: York

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources