Queen Ethelburga's Prep School
Thorpe Underwood Hall, Thorpe Underwood Estate, York, YO26 9SS
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 0 to 15
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Machin
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 650
- Pupils on roll
- 421
- URN
- 121743
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01423333333
About this school
Queen Ethelburga's Prep School is an independent school in York. It teaches children aged 0 to 15 and has 421 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Queen Ethelburga's Prep School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Queen Ethelburga's Prep School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1912, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 62 | 74 | 48 |
| Attainment 8 score | 64.3 | 57.5 | 38.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 85% | 25.7% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 92% | 28.4% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 21% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.6 | 5.3 | 2.5 |
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 Queen Ethelburga's Prep 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 | 64.3 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 57.5 | 41.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.8 | 40.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 844 |
| 2023/24 | 888 |
| 2024/25 | 828 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 41
Location
Nearby schools
-
Queen Ethelburga's College0.0 miles
Independent schools · York
-
The Forest School6.6 miles
Academies · Knaresborough
-
Springwater Academy8.5 miles
Academies · Harrogate
-
Inspire Academy8.6 miles
Special schools · York
-
Henshaws College8.8 miles
Other types · Harrogate
Other schools in York
- Ampleforth College Independent schools
- Bootham School Independent schools
- OneSchool Global York Campus Independent schools
- Pocklington School Independent schools
- Queen Ethelburga's College Independent schools
- St Peter's School 2-18 Independent schools
- Terrington Hall School Independent schools
- The Mount School (York) Independent schools
- York Steiner School Independent schools
- St Paul's Nursery School Nursery
- Acomb Primary School Primary
- Appleton Roebuck Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Queen Ethelburga's Prep School teach?
- Queen Ethelburga's Prep School teaches children aged 0 to 15. It is an independent school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of Queen Ethelburga's Prep School?
- The headteacher of Queen Ethelburga's Prep School is Mr Daniel Machin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Queen Ethelburga's Prep School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Queen Ethelburga's Prep School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Queen Ethelburga's Prep School?
- Queen Ethelburga's Prep School has 421 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 0 to 15.
- Is Queen Ethelburga's Prep School full?
- Queen Ethelburga's Prep School has capacity for 650 pupils and 421 on roll (65%), 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 Queen Ethelburga's Prep School a faith school?
- No. Queen Ethelburga's Prep School has no designated religious character.
- Is Queen Ethelburga's Prep School a selective school?
- Yes. Queen Ethelburga's Prep School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Queen Ethelburga's Prep School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 64.3 in 2022/23 and 38.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Queen Ethelburga's Prep School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Queen Ethelburga's Prep 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 24 July 2026.