York High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 27 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
- 748 (76% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 6.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.9%
- Persistent absence
- 36.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.1%
White British 89.3%
Mixed 3%
Other White 2.8%
Other 0.9%
African 0.8%
Irish 0.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Pakistani 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 38%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41
Local authority average 50.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.65
Local authority average 4.53
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 16 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 130 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 122 |
| French | GCSE | 49 |
| Geography | GCSE | 70 |
| History | GCSE | 81 |
Admissions
York High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 145
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 155
- 2nd preference
- 49
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 141
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 148 70 78 |
| Year 8 | 183 102 81 |
| Year 9 | 165 83 82 |
| Year 10 | 118 56 62 |
| Year 11 | 134 63 71 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 66.0% 83.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 62.0% 42.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 40.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 3.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 4.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 16.0% 6.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.3% 3.0% |