Millthorpe School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · York
Nunthorpe Avenue, York, YO23 1WF
71
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 12/03/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.4%
23.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,022
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
1,060 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
164 of 164 families who put it first got an offer
203
Places offered
428
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 164 | 164 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 157 | 20 | ● 13% |
| 3rd preference | 78 | 3 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 29 | 2 | ● 7% |
| Total | 428 | 189 | 44% |
1st preference success by year
York lets families list 5 preferences. 5 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kavina Burmo-Rothenburg
- Address
- Nunthorpe Avenue, York, YO23 1WF
- Phone
- 01904686400
- Local authority
- York
- Ward / constituency
- Micklegate · York Central
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142648
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 16% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: EXCEL LEARNING TRUST
1,022 pupils · 1,060 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
12 March 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,086 pupils
Attendance
90.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.9%
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 | 49.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.23 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.35 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 53.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 62.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 78.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 56.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.9 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 198 | — |
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.
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 | 196 | 28% | 67% | 84% | |
| English Language | 196 | 34% | 69% | 83% | |
| English Literature | 188 | 34% | 71% | 84% | |
| Combined Science | 153 | 22% | 58% | 78% | |
| Art and Design | 111 | 19% | 60% | 77% | |
| History | 102 | 49% | 70% | 80% | |
| Geography | 102 | 31% | 70% | 77% | |
| French | 66 | 30% | 71% | 83% | |
| German | 46 | 17% | 46% | 65% | |
| Computer Science | 42 | 40% | 64% | 79% | |
| Physical Education | 42 | 5% | 33% | 60% | |
| Biology | 38 | 50% | 92% | 100% |
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.