Danesgate Community
Danesgate, Fulford Cross, York, YO10 4PB
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Nichols
- Constituency
- York Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 167
- URN
- 121270
- Local authority
- York
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01904555555
About this school
Danesgate Community is a special school in York. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 167 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 31 March 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Danesgate Community has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 134 |
| 2023/24 | 160 |
| 2024/25 | 179 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 60.89%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
Location
Nearby schools
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York Steiner School0.1 miles
Independent schools · York
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OneSchool Global York Campus0.9 miles
Independent schools · York
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University of York1.0 miles
Universities · York
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The Mount School (York)1.0 miles
Independent schools · York
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York St John University1.5 miles
Universities · York
Other schools in York
- Applefields School Academies
- Hob Moor Oaks Academy Academies
- Inspire Academy Special schools
- Welburn Hall School Special schools
- St Paul's Nursery School Nursery
- Acomb Primary School Primary
- Appleton Roebuck Primary School Primary
- Archbishop of York's CofE Junior School, Bishopthorpe Primary
- Badger Hill Primary Academy Primary
- Barlby Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- Barmby Moor Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bishop Wilton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Danesgate Community teach?
- Danesgate Community teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of Danesgate Community?
- The headteacher of Danesgate Community is Mr Christopher Nichols, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Danesgate Community last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Danesgate Community, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Danesgate Community?
- Danesgate Community has 167 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is Danesgate Community a faith school?
- No. Danesgate Community has no designated religious character.
- Does Danesgate Community publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Danesgate Community. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.