Fulford School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · York
Fulfordgate, York, YO10 4FY
84
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 04/10/2023
Application demand
88%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.6%
15.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,853
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,899 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
88%
1st preference success rate
286 of 324 families who put it first got an offer
295
Places offered
607
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 324 | 286 | ● 88% |
| 2nd preference | 170 | 9 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 80 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 33 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 607 | 295 | 49% |
1st preference success by year
York lets families list 5 preferences. 75 applications came from outside the council area (28 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
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Russell Harris
- Address
- Fulfordgate, Heslington Lane, York, YO10 4FY
- Phone
- 01904633300
- Local authority
- York
- Ward / constituency
- Fulford & Heslington · York Outer
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144711
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: YORKSHIRE LEARNING TRUST
1,853 pupils · 1,899 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
04 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,451 pupils
Attendance
93.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
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 | 58.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.54 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 71% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 85% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.33 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 42.45 | — | — |
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 | 55.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 63.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 82.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 45.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.98 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 254 | — |
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 | 41.84 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 30.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 153 | — |
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 | 254 | 27% | 65% | 79% | |
| Mathematics | 252 | 35% | 76% | 90% | |
| English Literature | 251 | 21% | 59% | 80% | |
| Combined Science | 186 | 10% | 54% | 74% | |
| Geography | 165 | 30% | 63% | 75% | |
| Business | 120 | 22% | 59% | 73% | |
| History | 116 | 41% | 72% | 77% | |
| Spanish | 113 | 36% | 70% | 87% | |
| Physical Education | 73 | 37% | 68% | 85% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 70 | 27% | 60% | 76% | |
| Physics | 66 | 71% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 66 | 71% | 97% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 54 | 22% | 46% | 63% | |
| Geography | 51 | 16% | 41% | 82% | |
| Biology | 35 | 9% | 51% | 80% | |
| Physics | 33 | 9% | 39% | 55% | |
| History | 28 | 32% | 46% | 93% | |
| Psychology | 28 | 18% | 36% | 82% | |
| Sociology | 25 | 4% | 20% | 76% | |
| Economics | 23 | 4% | 43% | 87% | |
| Chemistry | 21 | 14% | 29% | 71% | |
| English Language | 20 | 5% | 25% | 90% | |
| Business Studies | 17 | 18% | 35% | 76% | |
| English Literature | 16 | 25% | 56% | 88% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13646: Fulford School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 6 |
| 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) | 58% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 60% | — | — |
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.