Schools in York

Top primary schools in York

The 20 highest-scoring primary schools here on Academic Performance, which combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment.

• 1.Knavesmire Primary SchoolYork · Primary9.9/10Outstanding
• 2.Lord Deramore's Primary SchoolYork · Primary9.9/10Outstanding
• 3.Acomb Primary SchoolYork · Primary9.6/10Outstanding
• 4.Woodthorpe Primary SchoolYork · Primary9.2/10Outstanding
• 5.Hempland Primary SchoolYork · Primary8.8/10Good
• 6.Ralph Butterfield Primary SchoolYork · Primary8.7/10Good
• 7.Dringhouses Primary SchoolYork · Primary8.6/10Good
• 8.Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary SchoolYork · Primary8.3/10
• 9.St Lawrence's Church of England Primary SchoolYork · Primary8.3/10Good
• 10.St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary AcademyYork · Primary8.3/10Good
• 11.Fishergate Primary SchoolYork · Primary7.9/10Good
• 12.Osbaldwick Primary AcademyYork · Primary7.9/10
• 13.Poppleton Ousebank Primary SchoolYork · Primary7.9/10Good
• 14.Wigginton Primary SchoolYork · Primary7.9/10Good
• 15.Park Grove Primary AcademyYork · Primary7.8/10Good
• 16.Scarcroft Primary SchoolYork · Primary7.7/10Good
• 17.St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolYork · Primary7.5/10Good
• 18.Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary AcademyYork · Primary7.4/10Good
• 19.Rufforth Primary SchoolYork · Primary7.4/10Good
• 20.Dunnington Church of England Primary SchoolYork · Primary6.9/10Good

Top secondary schools in York

The highest-scoring secondary schools here on Academic Performance, which combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment.

• 1.Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England AcademyYork · Secondary9.8/10Outstanding
• 2.All Saints Catholic School YorkYork · Secondary9.7/10Outstanding
• 3.Fulford SchoolYork · Secondary9.7/10Outstanding
• 4.Huntington SchoolYork · Secondary9.6/10Outstanding
• 5.Manor Church of England AcademyYork · Secondary8.3/10Good
• 6.Millthorpe SchoolYork · Secondary8.3/10Good
• 7.Joseph Rowntree SchoolYork · Secondary6.9/10Good
• 8.Vale of York AcademyYork · Secondary6.1/10Good
• 9.York High SchoolYork · Secondary3.3/10Good

About schools in York

How many schools are there in York?

York has 70 open schools — 50 primary, 9 secondary, 4 special, 1 nursery, teaching 27,370 pupils in total.

How many schools in York are rated Good or Outstanding?

58 of the 60 schools holding an Ofsted grade — 97% — are rated Good or Outstanding, including 8 rated Outstanding. That share is measured against graded schools, not all 70: a school inspected since September 2024 has no overall grade at all.

What is the average Academic Performance in York?

5.8 out of 10, averaged across the 63 schools here that can be scored, where 5 is the national average. Academic Performance combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment and is ranked against comparable schools, so it is neither figure on its own.

Why do some York schools have no Ofsted rating?

10 schools in York currently hold no overall grade. Ofsted stopped awarding single-word judgements in September 2024 and moved to a report card of separately graded areas, so schools inspected since then have no overall rating whatever the inspection found. Their profiles show the report card instead.

What does York local authority do?

A local authority is the body responsible for state education in its area — the level most admissions and school-place decisions are made at. York covers 70 schools and sits in the Yorkshire and The Humber region. It does not run academies or independent schools directly, though it still coordinates admissions for most of them.

How many pupils in York are eligible for free school meals?

18.4% — 4,596 of 24,929 pupils at the 63 schools that report it. Independent schools file a return with roll and sex only, so they are outside this figure rather than counted as zero.

Part of the Yorkshire and The Humber region.