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School · SecondaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

York High School

Academy sponsor led secondary school in York (York).

Attainment 8
38.8
▼ 7.4 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
39.5%
▼ 7pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
84.7%
▼ 7pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.6
▲ 1.9 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
40.4%
▲ 13pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
16.9%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
76%
750 / 991 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2022

How to apply

iNational closing dates for England as set by the School Admissions Code (DfE). Council details were not found in the data held for this council area.

Applications for a state school go through your local council (York), even if you are applying to a school in another council area. We do not hold this council's own application page, so use the GOV.UK links below.

Primary closing date
15 January
Secondary closing date
31 October

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School places

iThe register and the capacity survey count pupils on different dates, so the numbers differ. Unfilled places are from the capacity survey, not today.
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
991 (school register, GIAS, 24 Oct 2026)
Pupils on roll
750 (school register, GIAS, 24 Oct 2026)
Capacity survey
745 pupils, 982 places (2024/25)
Unfilled places
237 (24.1%) (2024/25)

How places are given

If more families want a school than it has places, the admissions authority uses its published oversubscription criteria to decide. The order is set by the school's admissions policy, and the usual order is:

  1. Children in care and children who were previously in care.
  2. Children with a medical or social need that the school can best meet.
  3. Brothers and sisters already at the school.
  4. Children who live closest to the school, or in its catchment area.

Church schools and some others add faith or other criteria. Distances change every year because they depend on who applies, so last year's furthest distance is not a promise. Ask the school or the council for the policy that applies to the year you are applying for.

General explanation, not a statement about this school. The school's own policy and the School Admissions Code (DfE) are the authority.

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