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Best secondary schools in York

9 of 9 secondary schools ranked by Progress 8 · all York schools · primary schools

Ranked on Progress 8, 2023/24 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school. We hold real catchment boundaries for 7 of them.

# School Progress 8 Ofsted Places Catchment
1 Fulford School York 0.54 Outstanding about even 1.06 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
2 All Saints Catholic School York York 0.52 Outstanding oversubscribed 1.32 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
3 Manor Church of England Academy York hidden gem 0.27 Good about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
4 Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy York 0.24 Outstanding about even 1.04 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
5 Millthorpe School York hidden gem 0.23 Good about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
6 Huntington School York 0.06 Outstanding improving oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
7 Vale of York Academy York hidden gem -0.06 Good about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
8 Joseph Rowntree School York hidden gem -0.07 Good undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
9 York High School York hidden gem -0.75 Good about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate

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