York High School
Cornlands Road, York, YO24 3WZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EXCEL LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Gavin Kumar
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Excel Learning Trust
- Constituency
- York Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 991
- Pupils on roll
- 750
- URN
- 144652
- Local authority
- York
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01904806600
About this school
York High School is a secondary academy in York. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 750 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 148 | 146 | 132 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.7 | 35.2 | 41.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.54 -0.77 to -0.31 | -0.75 -0.99 to -0.51 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 28% | 27.4% | 42.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47% | 45.2% | 61.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 11% | 34.9% | 37.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
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 York 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 | York average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36.7 | 40.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35.2 | 43 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.2 | 44.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 15.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 15.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 720 |
| 2023/24 | 741 |
| 2024/25 | 748 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How York High School compares
York High School ranked 9th of 9 secondary schools in York for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 43% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.2 | 15.3% | 39.8% | 750 | — |
| All Saints Catholic School York | 53.7 | 8% | 12.4% | 1,392 | 1.4 miles |
| Millthorpe School | 53.2 | 9.6% | 16.2% | 1,022 | 1.6 miles |
| Manor Church of England Academy | 54 | 8.1% | 14.8% | 1,136 | 1.8 miles |
| Vale of York Academy | 45.3 | 12.2% | 24.7% | 656 | 2.2 miles |
| Fulford School | 55.2 | 6.4% | 9.6% | 1,853 | 2.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.84%
- English as an additional language
- 6.6%
- Overall absence
- 15.32%
- Persistent absence
- 39.04%
Location
Nearby schools
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All Saints Catholic School York1.4 miles
Secondary · York
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Millthorpe School1.6 miles
Secondary · York
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Manor Church of England Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · York
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Vale of York Academy2.2 miles
Secondary · York
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Fulford School2.7 miles
Secondary · York
Other schools in York
York High School ranks 13th of the 13 ranked secondary schools in York.
- All Saints Catholic School York Secondary
- Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy Secondary
- Boroughbridge High School 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
Common questions
- What year groups does York High School teach?
- York High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of York High School?
- The headteacher of York High School is Mr Gavin Kumar, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was York High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected York 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 big is York High School?
- York High School has 750 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is York High School full?
- York High School has capacity for 991 pupils and 750 on roll (76%), 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 York High School a faith school?
- No. York High School has no designated religious character.
- Is York High School a selective school?
- No. York High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs York High School?
- York High School is part of EXCEL LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have York High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.7 in 2022/23 and 41.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does York High School rank locally?
- York High School ranked 9th of 9 secondary schools in York for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 43% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is York High School's absence rate?
- York High School's overall absence rate is 15.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are York High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, York 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 10 July 2026.