Northallerton School & Sixth Form College
Brompton Road, Northallerton, DL6 1ED
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ARETÉ LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Kevin Broom
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,250
- Pupils on roll
- 1,002
- URN
- 146969
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01609773340
About this school
Northallerton School & Sixth Form College is a secondary academy in Northallerton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,002 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Northallerton School & Sixth Form College, 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 193 | 185 | 163 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.4 | 35.5 | 37.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.37 -0.58 to -0.17 | -0.76 -0.97 to -0.55 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 28.1% | 33.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 45.9% | 50.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 46% | 37.3% | 30.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
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 Northallerton School & Sixth Form 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 | 40.4 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35.5 | 41.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37.5 | 40.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,061 |
| 2023/24 | 1,079 |
| 2024/25 | 1,037 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Northallerton School & Sixth Form College compares
Northallerton School & Sixth Form College ranked 38th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 32% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37.5 | 12.5% | 30% | 1,002 | — |
| Bedale High School | 46.1 | 8.8% | 21.3% | 555 | 7.4 miles |
| Thirsk School & Sixth Form College | 43.5 | 9.2% | 23% | 1,029 | 8.4 miles |
| Hurworth School | 49.1 | 8.6% | 25.9% | 621 | 11.1 miles |
| Stokesley School | 45.3 | 7.1% | 17.2% | 1,079 | 13.5 miles |
| Mill Hill Primary School | — | 4.6% | 52.8% | 236 | 0.1 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
-
Graded inspection report24 March 2026
- 13 January 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.99%
- English as an additional language
- 7.2%
- Overall absence
- 12.45%
- Persistent absence
- 33.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bedale High School7.4 miles
Secondary · Bedale
-
Thirsk School & Sixth Form College8.4 miles
Secondary · Thirsk
-
Hurworth School11.1 miles
Secondary · Darlington
-
Stokesley School13.5 miles
Secondary · Stokesley
-
Mill Hill Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Northallerton
Other schools in Northallerton
- Ainderby Steeple Church of England Primary School Primary
- Alverton Primary School Primary
- Applegarth Primary School Primary
- Appleton Wiske Community Primary School Primary
- Brompton Community Primary School Primary
- Broomfield School Primary
- East Cowton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Great Smeaton Academy Primary School Primary
- Leeming RAF Community Primary School Primary
- Leeming St. John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Mill Hill Primary School Primary
- North and South Cowton Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Northallerton School & Sixth Form College teach?
- Northallerton School & Sixth Form College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Northallerton.
- Who is the headteacher of Northallerton School & Sixth Form College?
- The headteacher of Northallerton School & Sixth Form College is Mr Kevin Broom, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Northallerton School & Sixth Form College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Northallerton School & Sixth Form College, 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 Northallerton School & Sixth Form College?
- Northallerton School & Sixth Form College has 1,002 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Northallerton School & Sixth Form College full?
- Northallerton School & Sixth Form College has capacity for 1,250 pupils and 1,002 on roll (80%), 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 Northallerton School & Sixth Form College a faith school?
- No. Northallerton School & Sixth Form College has no designated religious character.
- Is Northallerton School & Sixth Form College a selective school?
- No. Northallerton School & Sixth Form College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Northallerton School & Sixth Form College part of an academy trust?
- Northallerton School & Sixth Form College is part of ARETÉ LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Northallerton School & Sixth Form College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.4 in 2022/23 and 37.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Northallerton School & Sixth Form College compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- Northallerton School & Sixth Form College ranked 38th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 32% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Northallerton School & Sixth Form College's absence rate?
- Northallerton School & Sixth Form College's overall absence rate is 12.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Northallerton School & Sixth Form College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Northallerton School & Sixth Form 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 15 July 2026.