Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in York, Yorkshire and The Humber.
Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,803 pupils. Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy is part of PATHFINDER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.
Ofsted Report Card
Inspected 13 Jan 2026 · published 28 May 2026
Met
Evaluation areas
- InclusionStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- AchievementStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
- Post-16 provisionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Previous Ofsted Rating
Subject Areas (previous framework)
Leadership &management
Outstanding
Quality ofeducation
Outstanding
Personaldevelopment
Outstanding
Behaviour &attitudes
Outstanding
Sixth formprovision
Outstanding
Academic Performance
Well above average
Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25
- Attainment 8
- 56.7
- Grade 5+ in English & maths
- 62%
- EBacc average point score
- 5.14
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
52%Boys
48%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11 – 18
- Deprivation band
- Less deprived
- Total pupils
- 1,803
- IDACI quintile
- 2 (More deprived)
- MAT name
- PATHFINDER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 2021 | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| 13 Feb 2007 | Outstanding | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Outstanding |
A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.
Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.
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