Queen Ethelburga's College
Undercroft Administration Centre, Thorpe Underwood Estate, York, YO26 9SS
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Miss Lauren Blakeley
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 736
- URN
- 131124
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01423333333
About this school
Queen Ethelburga's College is an independent school in York. It teaches children aged 14 to 19 and has 736 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Queen Ethelburga's College under its current framework. 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
Queen Ethelburga's College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2006, 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 | 67 | 79 | 85 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.5 | 38.7 | 24.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 15.2% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 17.7% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 3% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 3.8 | 1.9 |
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 Queen Ethelburga's College 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 | 40.5 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.7 | 41.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 24.4 | 40.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 368 |
| 2023/24 | 447 |
| 2024/25 | 482 |
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
- 36
Location
Nearby schools
-
Queen Ethelburga's Prep School0.0 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 Prep School 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 year groups does Queen Ethelburga's College teach?
- Queen Ethelburga's College teaches children aged 14 to 19. It is an independent school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of Queen Ethelburga's College?
- The headteacher of Queen Ethelburga's College is Miss Lauren Blakeley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Queen Ethelburga's College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Queen Ethelburga's College 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 big is Queen Ethelburga's College?
- Queen Ethelburga's College has 736 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- Is Queen Ethelburga's College full?
- Queen Ethelburga's College has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 736 on roll (61%), 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 College a faith school?
- No. Queen Ethelburga's College has no designated religious character.
- Is Queen Ethelburga's College a selective school?
- Yes. Queen Ethelburga's College is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Queen Ethelburga's College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.5 in 2022/23 and 24.4 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 College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Queen Ethelburga's College'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.