Joseph Rowntree School
Secondary · Voluntary controlled school · Mixed · York
Haxby Road, York, YO32 4BZ
65
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.1%
28.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,248
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
1,328 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
180 of 180 families who put it first got an offer
204
Places offered
377
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 180 | 180 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 112 | 19 | ● 17% |
| 3rd preference | 51 | 3 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 34 | 2 | ● 6% |
| Total | 377 | 204 | 54% |
1st preference success by year
York lets families list 5 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). 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
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- David Hewitt
- Address
- Haxby Road, New Earswick, York, YO32 4BZ
- Phone
- 01904552100
- Local authority
- York
- Ward / constituency
- Huntington & New Earswick · York Outer
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 121711
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,248 pupils · 1,328 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
13 October 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,115 pupils
Attendance
89.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
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 | 45.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.07 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.21 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.14 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 46.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 66.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 57.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.49 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 225 | — |
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.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.45 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 19.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 78 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 224 | 23% | 56% | 76% | |
| English Language | 224 | 19% | 51% | 70% | |
| English Literature | 210 | 17% | 55% | 70% | |
| Combined Science | 196 | 22% | 48% | 68% | |
| History | 111 | 35% | 54% | 71% | |
| Geography | 105 | 24% | 53% | 60% | |
| Art and Design | 74 | 12% | 62% | 78% | |
| Spanish | 68 | 25% | 54% | 66% | |
| French | 60 | 32% | 68% | 80% | |
| Social Studies | 58 | 40% | 64% | 74% | |
| Business | 52 | 37% | 58% | 71% | |
| Physical Education | 51 | 24% | 65% | 82% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 25 | 8% | 28% | 56% | |
| Mathematics | 23 | 17% | 57% | 70% | |
| Sociology | 17 | 12% | 47% | 65% | |
| Photography | 16 | 0% | 13% | 38% | |
| Physics | 13 | 8% | 31% | 62% | |
| Chemistry | 12 | 8% | 58% | 58% | |
| Geography | 12 | 8% | 17% | 67% | |
| Biology | 11 | 0% | 18% | 55% | |
| History | 11 | 9% | 18% | 55% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 9 | 11% | 44% | 56% | |
| English Language | 8 | 0% | 25% | 75% | |
| Graphics | 7 | 14% | 43% | 71% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 14452: Joseph Rowntree School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 65% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 8% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 67% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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 York 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.