Boroughbridge High School
Wetherby Road, Boroughbridge, York, YO51 9JX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Kathryn Stephenson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Federation
- Boroughbridge High School and King James's School Federation
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 763
- Pupils on roll
- 388
- URN
- 121699
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01423323540
About this school
Boroughbridge High School is a community secondary school in York. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 388 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Boroughbridge High School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 60 | 89 | 65 |
| Attainment 8 score | 34.4 | 40.0 | 43.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.64 -1.00 to -0.27 | -0.48 -0.78 to -0.18 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 18% | 31.5% | 38.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 40% | 58.4% | 56.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 12% | 28.1% | 36.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Boroughbridge High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 34.4 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40 | 41.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43 | 40.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 437 |
| 2023/24 | 453 |
| 2024/25 | 438 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Boroughbridge High School compares
Boroughbridge High School ranked 27th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43 | 9.4% | 21.9% | 388 | — |
| King James's School | 46.1 | 8.9% | 18% | 1,554 | 6.4 miles |
| Outwood Academy Ripon | 46.6 | 7.4% | 27.8% | 609 | 6.7 miles |
| Ripon Grammar School | 70.9 | 4.9% | 4.3% | 957 | 6.8 miles |
| Harrogate High School | 39.1 | 11.2% | 32.4% | 579 | 8.0 miles |
| Outwood Academy Easingwold | 52 | 7.4% | 14.1% | 823 | 8.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 4 May 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report12 January 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.92%
- English as an additional language
- 7.1%
- Overall absence
- 9.38%
- Persistent absence
- 30.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King James's School6.4 miles
Secondary · Knaresborough
-
Outwood Academy Ripon6.7 miles
Secondary · Ripon
-
Ripon Grammar School6.8 miles
Secondary · Ripon
-
Harrogate High School8.0 miles
Secondary · Harrogate
-
Outwood Academy Easingwold8.5 miles
Secondary · York
Other schools in York
Boroughbridge High School ranks 12th of the 13 ranked secondary schools in York.
- All Saints Catholic School York Secondary
- Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy Secondary
- Fulford School Secondary
- Huntington School Secondary
- Joseph Rowntree School Secondary
- Manor Church of England Academy Secondary
- Millthorpe School Secondary
- Outwood Academy Easingwold Secondary
- Ryedale School Secondary
- Vale of York Academy Secondary
- Woldgate School and Sixth Form College Secondary
- York High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Boroughbridge High School teach?
- Boroughbridge High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of Boroughbridge High School?
- The headteacher of Boroughbridge High School is Miss Kathryn Stephenson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Boroughbridge High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Boroughbridge High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Boroughbridge High School?
- Boroughbridge High School has 388 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Boroughbridge High School full?
- Boroughbridge High School has capacity for 763 pupils and 388 on roll (51%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Boroughbridge High School a faith school?
- No. Boroughbridge High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Boroughbridge High School a selective school?
- No. Boroughbridge High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Boroughbridge High School part of an academy trust?
- Boroughbridge High School is part of the Boroughbridge High School and King James's School Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Boroughbridge High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 34.4 in 2022/23 and 43 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Boroughbridge High School compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- Boroughbridge High School ranked 27th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Boroughbridge High School's absence rate?
- Boroughbridge High School's overall absence rate is 9.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Boroughbridge High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Boroughbridge High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.