York High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 28 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- York
- Unique reference
- 144652
- Address
- Cornlands Road, YO24 3WZ
- Website
- www.yorkhighschool.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 741 (74% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 5.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.3%
- Persistent absence
- 43.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.5%
White British 89.9%
Mixed 2.8%
Other White 2.6%
Other 1.2%
Pakistani 0.9%
African 0.8%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.54
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 11%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.7
Local authority average 49.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.04
Local authority average 4.38
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 3 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 26 |
| English Language | GCSE | 145 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 144 |
Admissions
York High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 148
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 146
- 2nd preference
- 54
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 145
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 179 100 79 |
| Year 8 | 165 80 85 |
| Year 9 | 119 60 59 |
| Year 10 | 130 61 69 |
| Year 11 | 148 78 70 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 62.0% 83.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 60.0% 39.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 43.4% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 14.0% 6.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 10.0% 3.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 5.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.5% 1.2% |