York High School

State-Funded School

york-high-school-york-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

YorkLocal Authority

York CentralConstituency

YO24 3WZPostcode

3.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

York High School 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 750 pupils. York High School is part of EXCEL LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 41.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 42.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.65

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

750

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 750
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: EXCEL LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Nov 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
6 Mar 2017	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

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.