York High School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · York
Cornlands Road, York, YO24 3WZ
50
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 27/09/2022
Application demand
91%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
84.7%
39.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
750
Capacity used
Has space76%
991 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
91%
1st preference success rate
141 of 155 families who put it first got an offer
145
Places offered
252
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 155 | 141 | ● 91% |
| 2nd preference | 49 | 4 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 22 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 26 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 252 | 145 | 58% |
1st preference success by year
York lets families list 5 preferences. 1 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Gavin Kumar
- Address
- Cornlands Road, York, YO24 3WZ
- Phone
- 01904806600
- Local authority
- York
- Ward / constituency
- Westfield · York Central
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144652
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 40% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: EXCEL LEARNING TRUST
750 pupils · 991 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
27 September 2022
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 · 789 pupils
Attendance
84.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
15.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
39.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
10.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
9.3%
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 | 35.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.75 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 27% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 45% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.17 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 42.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 61.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 37.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.65 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 132 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 130 | 16% | 55% | 71% | |
| Mathematics | 129 | 16% | 47% | 70% | |
| English Literature | 122 | 11% | 56% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 93 | 0% | 19% | 47% | |
| History | 81 | 27% | 59% | 74% | |
| Geography | 70 | 23% | 43% | 57% | |
| Statistics | 51 | 0% | 6% | 29% | |
| French | 49 | 16% | 53% | 71% | |
| Biology | 29 | 34% | 86% | 93% | |
| Physics | 28 | 50% | 93% | 96% | |
| Chemistry | 27 | 37% | 96% | 100% | |
| Religious Studies | 19 | 32% | 68% | 79% |
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.