How many schools does North Yorkshire have?

OfferDay lists 381 schools in North Yorkshire, including 290 primary schools and 41 secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in North Yorkshire?

Every school in North Yorkshire is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in North Yorkshire ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in North Yorkshire where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

How many towns are in the North Yorkshire local authority?

OfferDay groups the North Yorkshire schools across 42 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the North Yorkshire local authority

North Yorkshire has 381 schools listed on OfferDay across 42 towns.

3 nursery schools · 290 primary schools · 41 secondary schools · 3 sixth forms and colleges · 24 special and alternative provision schools · 18 independent schools · 2 other establishments

About schools in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire lists 381 schools, most of them primary schools. Its 41 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at three sixth forms and colleges.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 61%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 238 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 47.1; average Attainment 8 score, across the 47 schools with published results

Top schools in North Yorkshire

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 Sinnington Community Primary School 100%
2 Tockwith Church of England Primary Academy 96%
3 Middleton Tyas Church of England Primary School 94%
4 Askwith Primary School 94%
5 Croft Church of England Primary School 92%
6 South Kilvington Church of England Academy 92%
7 Beckwithshaw Community Primary School 91%
8 Birstwith Church of England Primary School 91%

Secondary

1 Ripon Grammar School 70.9
2 Skipton Girls' High School 69.7
3 Ermysted's Grammar School 67.3
4 Harrogate Grammar School 56.6
5 St Aidan's Church of England High School 56.4
6 St John Fisher Catholic Academy 55.1
7 St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy 54.6
8 Brayton Academy 53.4

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under North Yorkshire.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

St Aidans and St John Fisher Associated Sixth Form
Sixth form centres · Ages 16 to 19
Cundall Manor School
Other independent school · Ages 2 to 16

Common questions about schools in North Yorkshire

How many schools does North Yorkshire have?: OfferDay lists 381 schools in North Yorkshire, including 290 primary schools and 41 secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in North Yorkshire?: Every school in North Yorkshire is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
How are schools in North Yorkshire ranked?: OfferDay ranks schools in North Yorkshire where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.
How many towns are in the North Yorkshire local authority?: OfferDay groups the North Yorkshire schools across 42 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.