Local authority · Yorkshire and the Humber
Secondary schools in North Yorkshire
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
What the data says
North Yorkshire has 41 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 6,208 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 84% stayed in education (England 86%): 34% in a school sixth form, 13% at a sixth form college, 35% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 5% of leavers, well above the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 42% of students in North Yorkshire went to university (England 37%), and 29% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 46.5 against 46.1 for England; 47% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: North Yorkshire against England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 6,208 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 34% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 13% | 13% |
| — further education college | 35% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
Map of secondary schools in North Yorkshire
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (41)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barlby High SchoolAcademy converter | 482 | 92% | 2% | 87% | 3% | — | 42.8 | 38% |
| Bedale High SchoolCommunity school | 555 | 67% | 3% | 39% | 8% | — | 46.1 | 40% |
| Boroughbridge High SchoolCommunity school | 388 | 63% | 20% | 43% | 18% | — | 43.0 | 39% |
| Brayton AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 988 | 89% | 1% | 77% | 5% | — | 53.4 | 68% |
| Ermysted's Grammar SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form · selective | 836 | 95% | 78% | 15% | 3% | 58% | 67.3 | 87% |
| Filey AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 461 | 81% | 0% | 50% | 4% | — | 35.7 | 46% |
| George Pindar SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 730 | 64% | 2% | 24% | 8% | — | 33.4 | 18% |
| Graham SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 893 | 83% | 4% | 40% | 3% | — | 38.3 | 28% |
| Harrogate Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 2,081 | 94% | 74% | 18% | 2% | 56% | 56.6 | 68% |
| Harrogate High SchoolAcademy converter | 579 | 82% | 28% | 53% | 2% | — | 39.1 | 31% |
| King James's SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 1,554 | 86% | 47% | 38% | 4% | 38% | 46.1 | 41% |
| Lady Lumley's AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 676 | 81% | 38% | 20% | 6% | 58% | 52.7 | 70% |
| Malton SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 999 | 81% | 56% | 21% | 10% | 48% | 46.6 | 50% |
| Nidderdale High SchoolAcademy converter | 404 | 71% | 15% | 51% | 8% | — | 41.8 | 31% |
| Northallerton School & Sixth Form CollegeAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,002 | 77% | 39% | 32% | 7% | 44% | 37.5 | 34% |
| Norton SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 651 | 75% | 16% | 34% | 4% | 33% | 41.0 | 36% |
| Outwood Academy EasingwoldAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 823 | 87% | 39% | 45% | 3% | 65% | 52.0 | 63% |
| Outwood Academy RiponAcademy converter · sixth form | 609 | 72% | 23% | 47% | 9% | — | 46.6 | 55% |
| Richmond School & Sixth Form CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,315 | 85% | 26% | 29% | 5% | 48% | 45.6 | 42% |
| Ripon Grammar SchoolCommunity school · sixth form · selective | 957 | 94% | 84% | 7% | 3% | 56% | 70.9 | 94% |
| Risedale SchoolCommunity school | 467 | 74% | 0% | 49% | 2% | — | 29.8 | 5% |
| Rossett SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 785 | 86% | 51% | 30% | 1% | 37% | 44.1 | 37% |
| Ryedale SchoolAcademy converter | 698 | 81% | 34% | 36% | 7% | — | 51.7 | 49% |
| Scalby AcademyAcademy converter | 980 | 79% | 3% | 23% | 6% | — | 48.3 | 58% |
| Scarborough University Technical CollegeUniversity technical college · sixth form | 275 | 54% | 31% | 8% | 10% | 24% | 44.0 | 45% |
| Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and ScienceCommunity school | 1,176 | 86% | — | 84% | 1% | — | 42.1 | 32% |
| Settle CollegeCommunity school · sixth form | 561 | 80% | 40% | 41% | 13% | 67% | 42.1 | 31% |
| Sherburn High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 951 | 88% | 26% | 44% | 5% | 54% | 51.3 | 65% |
| Skipton Girls' High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 862 | 100% | 83% | 12% | 0% | 69% | 69.7 | 90% |
| South Craven SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,936 | 79% | 42% | 37% | 14% | 48% | 47.5 | 41% |
| St Aidan's Church of England High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,966 | 95% | 80% | 12% | 1% | 52% | 56.4 | 68% |
| St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academyAcademy converter | 610 | 83% | 2% | 22% | 4% | — | 48.9 | 51% |
| St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 611 | 90% | 20% | 16% | 3% | — | 54.6 | 61% |
| St John Fisher Catholic AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,250 | 93% | 65% | 24% | 2% | 52% | 55.1 | 62% |
| Stokesley SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,079 | 91% | 35% | 34% | 3% | 64% | 45.3 | 39% |
| Tadcaster Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,494 | 94% | 48% | 44% | 2% | 51% | 50.0 | 50% |
| The Skipton AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 736 | 74% | 9% | 64% | 21% | — | 41.6 | 29% |
| Thirsk School & Sixth Form CollegeCommunity school · sixth form | 1,029 | 82% | 42% | 35% | 8% | 44% | 43.5 | 39% |
| Upper Wharfedale SchoolCommunity school | 351 | 79% | 7% | 71% | 12% | — | 48.3 | 61% |
| Wensleydale SchoolCommunity school | 407 | 72% | 21% | 23% | 14% | — | 41.5 | 35% |
| Whitby SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 975 | 80% | 23% | 22% | 7% | 28% | 39.5 | 32% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (27)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craven Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 13% | — | — |
| Scarborough Sixth Form Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 42% | — | — |
| St Aidans and St John Fisher Associated Sixth Formcollege · Sixth form centres | — | — | — | — | — | 52% | — | — |
| Ampleforth Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 397 | — | — | — | — | — | 16.4 | 0% |
| Ashville Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 797 | — | — | — | — | — | 49.6 | 49% |
| Cundall Manor Schoolindependent · Other independent school · selective | 295 | — | — | — | — | — | 60.6 | 61% |
| Duchy Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 436 | — | — | — | — | — | 28.6 | 0% |
| Fyling Hall Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | 35.4 | 37% |
| Giggleswick Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 372 | — | — | — | — | — | 34.9 | 0% |
| Queen Ethelburga's Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 736 | — | — | — | — | — | 24.4 | 0% |
| Queen Ethelburga's Prep Schoolindependent · Other independent school · selective | 421 | — | — | — | — | — | 38.8 | 0% |
| Queen Mary's Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 221 | — | — | — | — | — | 26.8 | 34% |
| Read Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 245 | — | — | — | — | — | 51.3 | 64% |
| Scarborough Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 623 | — | — | — | — | — | 38.1 | 0% |
| Breckenbrough Schoolspecial · Non-maintained special school · sixth form | 71 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 0% | — | 20.1 | 0% |
| Brooklands Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 126 | 100% | 0% | 14% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Cambian Spring Hillspecial · Other independent special school · selective | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 13.0 | 14% |
| Cedar House Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | 9.6 | 7% |
| Springhead Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 109 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Strive for Educationspecial · Other independent special school | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0% |
| Welburn Hall Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 127 | 100% | 0% | 8% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Brompton Hall Schoolstate · Academy special sponsor led | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3 | 0% |
| Forest Moor Schoolstate · Academy special sponsor led | 128 | 71% | 0% | 71% | 0% | — | 1.5 | 0% |
| Mowbray Academystate · Academy special converter | 316 | 97% | 0% | 72% | 0% | — | 5.0 | 0% |
| Springwater Academystate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 145 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| The Forest Schoolstate · Academy special converter | 155 | 94% | 0% | 25% | 0% | — | — | — |
| The Woodlands Academystate · Academy special converter | 146 | 67% | 0% | 22% | 0% | — | — | — |