Vale of York Academy

State-Funded School

vale-of-york-academy-york-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

YorkLocal Authority

York OuterConstituency

YO30 6ZSPostcode

6.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Vale of York Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in York, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 656 pupils. Vale of York Academy is part of HEARTWOOD LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 51.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.84

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

656

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

24%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 656
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: HEARTWOOD LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 5 February 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
10 Dec 2019	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

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.