Secondary schools in York
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.
York has 9 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 1,887 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 84% stayed in education (England 86%): 40% in a school sixth form, 42% at a further education college.
4% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 26% of students in York went to university (England 37%), and 18% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 50.8 against 46.1 for England; 56% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: York against England
| Measure | York | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 1,887 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 40% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 42% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 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.
Map of secondary schools in York
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 (9)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Catholic School YorkAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,392 | 87% | 54% | 32% | 3% | 45% | 53.7 | 57% |
| Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,803 | 84% | 58% | 25% | 5% | 53% | 56.7 | 62% |
| Fulford SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,853 | 91% | 58% | 31% | 3% | 58% | 55.2 | 63% |
| Huntington SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 1,505 | 82% | 50% | 33% | 4% | 46% | 48.2 | 50% |
| Joseph Rowntree SchoolVoluntary controlled school · sixth form | 1,248 | 82% | 45% | 36% | 4% | 45% | 48.2 | 46% |
| Manor Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 1,136 | 91% | 28% | 58% | 4% | — | 54.0 | 65% |
| Millthorpe SchoolAcademy converter | 1,022 | 86% | 26% | 59% | 4% | — | 53.2 | 63% |
| Vale of York AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 656 | 81% | 7% | 73% | 5% | — | 45.3 | 51% |
| York High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 750 | 66% | 3% | 62% | 8% | — | 41.2 | 42% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (7)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Askham Bryan Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 9% | — | — |
| York Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 22% | — | — |
| Bootham Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 587 | — | — | — | — | — | 36.5 | 0% |
| OneSchool Global York Campusindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | 54.9 | 46% |
| St Peter's School 2-18independent · Other independent school · sixth form | 1,277 | — | — | — | — | — | 25.7 | 0% |
| The Mount School (York)independent · Other independent school · sixth form | 223 | — | — | — | — | — | 48.0 | 38% |
| Applefields Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 225 | 95% | 0% | 41% | 0% | — | 1.7 | 4% |