All Saints Catholic School York
Mill Mount Lane, York, YO24 1BJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sharon Keelan-Beardsley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Middlesbrough
- Sponsor
- Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust
- Constituency
- York Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,421
- Pupils on roll
- 1,392
- URN
- 149517
- Local authority
- York
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01904647877
About this school
All Saints Catholic School York is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in York. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,392 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 209 | 188 |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.4 | 53.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.52 +0.32 to +0.72 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 61.7% | 57.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78.5% | 75% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 21.5% | 22.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.6 |
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 All Saints Catholic School York 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 | — | 40.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 54.4 | 43 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 53.7 | 44.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 1,406 |
| 2024/25 | 1,408 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How All Saints Catholic School York compares
All Saints Catholic School York ranked 4th of 9 secondary schools in York for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 85% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53.7 | 8% | 12.4% | 1,392 | — |
| Millthorpe School | 53.2 | 9.6% | 16.2% | 1,022 | 0.2 miles |
| York High School | 41.2 | 15.3% | 39.8% | 750 | 1.4 miles |
| Fulford School | 55.2 | 6.4% | 9.6% | 1,853 | 1.5 miles |
| Vale of York Academy | 45.3 | 12.2% | 24.7% | 656 | 1.7 miles |
| Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy | 56.7 | 8.7% | 23.3% | 1,803 | 2.2 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
- 25 June 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report8 March 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.39%
- English as an additional language
- 11.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.01%
- Persistent absence
- 18.16%
Location
Nearby schools
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Millthorpe School0.2 miles
Secondary · York
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York High School1.4 miles
Secondary · York
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Fulford School1.5 miles
Secondary · York
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Vale of York Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · York
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Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy2.2 miles
Secondary · York
Other schools in York
All Saints Catholic School York ranks 4th of the 13 ranked secondary schools in York.
- 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
- York High School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does All Saints Catholic School York teach?
- All Saints Catholic School York teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of All Saints Catholic School York?
- The headteacher of All Saints Catholic School York is Mrs Sharon Keelan-Beardsley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was All Saints Catholic School York last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected All Saints Catholic School York, 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 All Saints Catholic School York?
- All Saints Catholic School York has 1,392 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is All Saints Catholic School York full?
- All Saints Catholic School York has capacity for 1,421 pupils and 1,392 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is All Saints Catholic School York a faith school?
- Yes. All Saints Catholic School York is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Middlesbrough.
- Is All Saints Catholic School York a selective school?
- No. All Saints Catholic School York is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs All Saints Catholic School York?
- All Saints Catholic School York is part of NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have All Saints Catholic School York's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 54.4 in 2023/24 and 53.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does All Saints Catholic School York rank locally?
- All Saints Catholic School York ranked 4th of 9 secondary schools in York for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 85% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is All Saints Catholic School York's absence rate?
- All Saints Catholic School York's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are All Saints Catholic School York's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, All Saints Catholic School York'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.