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Ampleforth College

Mixed · ages 11–19 · with sixth form · CatholicNorth Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber · York YO62 4ER
Pupils on roll
397of 600 places
Free school meals
Year 11 cohort 2025
56
Ofsted
Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
What the data says

The Department for Education has not published where Ampleforth College’s Year 11 leavers went next (destination measures are not published for independent schools), so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.

Fine Art is unusually popular at GCSE: 29% of the year group took it, against 9% of pupils across England.

A level grades average B-, above the England average of B-. The largest A level subjects are Politics, Fine Art and Business Studies.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in North Yorkshire and England.

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE results 2025

MeasureAmpleforth CollegeNorth YorkshireEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)16.446.546.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths0%47%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths0%67%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects0%38%41%
EBacc average point score1.094.124.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort19%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils31.234.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils50.150.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language6%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Religious Studies4479%31%27%32%91%
Geography2952%41%10%25%83%
French2239%18%55%29%86%
Fine Art1629%9%38%28%100%
Design and Technology1221%11%8%23%92%
Physical Education1120%11%0%24%100%
German59%5%33%
Chinese47%1%75%
Computer Science35%13%30%
Music35%5%33%
Latin24%1%74%
Classical Greek24%0%92%
Russian12%0%87%
Mathematics12%88%22%
Turkish12%0%71%
Spanish12%19%27%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Additional Mathematics FSMQ23%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureAmpleforth CollegeNorth YorkshireEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study194
— of whom A level students772,294261,341
Average A level gradeB-B-B-
Average points per A level entry37.1335.7435.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsB-B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects17%20%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Politics1823%6%
Fine Art1621%3%
Business Studies1621%13%
Religious Studies1519%4%
Chemistry1216%17%
Mathematics1114%31%
Economics1013%13%
Ancient History912%0%
History912%13%
Product Design912%2%
Geography810%10%
Physics810%12%
English Literature79%11%
Psychology68%23%
Biology20%
Drama2%
French1%
German0%
Further Mathematics5%
Music0%
Physical Education3%
Russian0%
Spanish2%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Small Business ManagementBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*1216%
FrenchGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)
FrenchGCE AS level (All)

Other secondary schools in North Yorkshire

Barlby High School

Academy converter · 482 pupils

92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.8

Bedale High School

Community school · 555 pupils

67% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.1

Brayton Academy

Academy sponsor led · 988 pupils

89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.4

Filey Academy

Academy sponsor led · 461 pupils

81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 35.7

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.