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Secondary schools in North Yorkshire, ranked

The 41 secondary schools here are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results. Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26, so it cannot be used.

Exam results are one part of the picture, and rankings never include Ofsted judgements: inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared. Special schools and independent schools are not ranked, because their published figures do not compare fairly either. Each school's own page has its inspection history and context.

  1. 1
    Ripon Grammar School

    Community school

    70.9
    Attainment 8
  2. 2
    Skipton Girls' High School

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    69.7
    Attainment 8
  3. 3
    Ermysted's Grammar School

    Voluntary aided school

    67.3
    Attainment 8
  4. 4
    Harrogate Grammar School

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    56.6
    Attainment 8
  5. 5
    56.4
    Attainment 8
  6. 6
    55.1
    Attainment 8
  7. 7
    54.6
    Attainment 8
  8. 8
    Brayton Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    53.4
    Attainment 8
  9. 9
    Lady Lumley's Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    52.7
    Attainment 8
  10. 10
    Outwood Academy Easingwold

    Academy sponsor led

    52.0
    Attainment 8
  11. 11
    Ryedale School

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    51.7
    Attainment 8
  12. 12
    Sherburn High School

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    51.3
    Attainment 8
  13. 13
    Tadcaster Grammar School

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    50.0
    Attainment 8
  14. 14
    48.9
    Attainment 8
  15. 15
    Upper Wharfedale School

    Community school

    48.3
    Attainment 8
  16. 16
    Scalby Academy

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    48.3
    Attainment 8
  17. 17
    South Craven School

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    47.5
    Attainment 8
  18. 18
    Outwood Academy Ripon

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    46.6
    Attainment 8
  19. 19
    Malton School

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    46.6
    Attainment 8
  20. 20
    King James's School

    Community school

    46.1
    Attainment 8
  21. 21
    Bedale High School

    Community school

    46.1
    Attainment 8
  22. 22
    45.6
    Attainment 8
  23. 23
    Stokesley School

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    45.3
    Attainment 8
  24. 24
    Rossett School

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    44.1
    Attainment 8
  25. 25
    Scarborough University Technical College

    University technical college

    44.0
    Attainment 8
  26. 26
    43.5
    Attainment 8
  27. 27
    Boroughbridge High School

    Community school

    43.0
    Attainment 8
  28. 28
    Barlby High School

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    42.8
    Attainment 8
  29. 29
    42.1
    Attainment 8
  30. 30
    Settle College

    Community school

    42.1
    Attainment 8
  31. 31
    Nidderdale High School

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    41.8
    Attainment 8
  32. 32
    The Skipton Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    41.6
    Attainment 8
  33. 33
    Wensleydale School

    Community school

    41.5
    Attainment 8
  34. 34
    Norton School

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    41.0
    Attainment 8
  35. 35
    Whitby School

    Community school

    39.5
    Attainment 8
  36. 36
    Harrogate High School

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    39.1
    Attainment 8
  37. 37
    Graham School

    Academy sponsor led

    38.3
    Attainment 8
  38. 38
    37.5
    Attainment 8
  39. 39
    Filey Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    35.7
    Attainment 8
  40. 40
    George Pindar School

    Academy sponsor led

    33.4
    Attainment 8
  41. 41
    Risedale School

    Community school

    29.8
    Attainment 8

Common questions

Which is the best secondary school in North Yorkshire?
By 2024/25 exam results alone, Ripon Grammar School ranks first of 41 ranked secondary schools in North Yorkshire, with an average Attainment 8 score of 70.9. Results reflect each school's cohort as well as its teaching, so treat the ranking as a starting point rather than a verdict.
How are schools in North Yorkshire ranked?
Secondary schools are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results; Progress 8 is suspended nationally, so it cannot be used. Ofsted judgements are never part of the ranking, because inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared, and special and independent schools are not ranked because their published figures do not compare fairly.
How many secondary schools are ranked in North Yorkshire?
41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire published 2024/25 results and are ranked here. Schools without published results, special schools and independent schools are listed on the area's own page instead.

Exam results come from the Department for Education's school performance service and cover the 2024/25 academic year. Schools without published results for that year are not listed.