Queen Ethelburga's Prep School
Other independent school · Mixed · North Yorkshire
Thorpe Underwood Hall, York, YO26 9SS
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
421
Capacity used
Has space65%
650 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Daniel Machin
- Address
- Thorpe Underwood Hall, Thorpe Underwood Estate, York, YO26 9SS
- Phone
- 01423333333
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward / constituency
- Ouseburn · Wetherby and Easingwold
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 121743
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
421 pupils · 650 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 57.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 26% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 28% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.25 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 49.49 | — | — |
Average grade: A (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.47 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 48 | — |
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 | 49.49 | 35 |
| Average grade | A | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 78.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 51 | — |
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 | 51 | 76% | 98% | 100% | |
| Business | 32 | 63% | 100% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 22 | 73% | 100% | 100% | |
| Economics | 20 | 55% | 90% | 95% | |
| Statistics | 20 | 90% | 100% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 15 | 53% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chinese | 14 | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Geography | 14 | 93% | 100% | 100% | |
| Social Studies | 9 | 67% | 100% | 100% | |
| History | 8 | 63% | 100% | 100% | |
| Spanish | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Drama | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
House prices near the school
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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.