Boroughbridge High School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · North Yorkshire
Wetherby Road, York, YO51 9JX
57
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 04/05/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.6%
30.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
388
Capacity used
Has space51%
763 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
45 of 45 families who put it first got an offer
50
Places offered
141
Total applications
2.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 45 | 45 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 45 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 24 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 27 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 141 | 45 | 32% |
1st preference success by year
North Yorkshire lets families list 5 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kathryn Stephenson
- Address
- Wetherby Road, Boroughbridge, York, YO51 9JX
- Phone
- 01423323540
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward / constituency
- Boroughbridge & Claro · Wetherby and Easingwold
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 121699
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 23% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 25% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
388 pupils · 763 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
04 May 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement - 22
12 January 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 462 pupils
Attendance
90.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
30.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.48 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 32% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 58% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.46 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 38.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 56.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 36.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.85 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 65 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| A-level students | 4 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 64 | 17% | 47% | 63% | |
| Mathematics | 63 | 17% | 46% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 63 | 14% | 49% | 59% | |
| Combined Science | 46 | 0% | 28% | 50% | |
| Geography | 41 | 32% | 51% | 56% | |
| French | 25 | 16% | 48% | 56% | |
| History | 21 | 14% | 38% | 62% | |
| Art and Design | 19 | 5% | 32% | 58% | |
| Religious Studies | 19 | 37% | 79% | 84% | |
| Biology | 18 | 44% | 94% | 94% | |
| Physics | 17 | 53% | 82% | 94% | |
| Chemistry | 17 | 59% | 94% | 94% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through North Yorkshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.