York schools and catchments

City of York Council has 57 primary schools and 16 secondary schools. 7% of York's schools are private schools. 23 state schools in York follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 39 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in York

  1. Outstanding 13
  2. Good 41
  3. Requires Improvement 6
  4. Inadequate 2

Most popular state schools
in York in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Lord Deramore's Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • York

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    Acomb Primary School

    Academy converter • York

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Askham Richard, York

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  4. 4

    Hempland Primary School

    Academy converter • Stockton Lane, York

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter • York

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Holgate, York

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Heworth Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter • York

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Dringhouses Primary School

    Community school • Dringhouses, York

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    New Earswick Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • New Earswick, York

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Wigginton Primary School

    Community school • Wigginton, York

    Ofsted: Good

  11. 11

    Tang Hall Primary Academy

    Academy converter • York

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    Knavesmire Primary School

    Academy converter • York

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  13. 13

    Park Grove Primary Academy

    Academy converter • York

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    Carr Infant School

    Community school • Acomb, York

    Ofsted: Good

  15. 15

    Lakeside Primary Academy

    Academy converter • Clifton Moor, York

    Ofsted: Good

  16. 16

    Skelton Primary School

    Academy converter • Skelton, York

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Elvington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Elvington, York

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    Wheldrake with Thorganby Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter • Wheldrake, York

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    Ralph Butterfield Primary School

    Community school • Haxby, York

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  20. 20

    Robert Wilkinson Primary Academy

    Academy converter • Strensall, York

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  1. 1

    All Saints RC School

    Voluntary aided school • York

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    Millthorpe School

    Academy converter • York

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    Huntington School

    Community school • Huntington, York

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  4. 4

    Fulford School

    Academy converter • Heslington Lane, York

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  5. 5

    Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy

    Academy converter • York

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    Manor Church of England Academy

    Academy converter • Nether Poppleton, York

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  7. 7

    Joseph Rowntree School

    Voluntary controlled school • New Earswick, York

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Vale of York Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Clifton Without, York

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    York High School

    Academy sponsor led • York

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  10. 10

    Applefields School

    Community special school • Burnholme, York

    Ofsted: Good

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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