Secondary schools in North Yorkshire
There are 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire, teaching 36,182 pupils. Of the 41 with a score, 18 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 15 do worse.
Pupils from low-income families21%average across these schools
Doing better than similar schools18 of 41scored schools in the top two bands
New-style Ofsted report cards9inspected since November 2025
Good or outstanding (old grades)203 requires improvement or inadequate
Full or nearly full10 of 41schools with 98% or more of places taken
Average class size22.2one-teacher classes, January census
Secondary schools (41)
Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.
| # | School | Pupils | Low income | Ofsted | Score | Likely range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Richmond | 611 | 11% | No overall grade 2024 | 95 | 92 to 97 |
| 2 | Ripon Grammar SchoolCouncil (grammar) · ages 11-18 · Ripon | 957 | 4% | Good 2023 | 94 | 92 to 97 |
| 3 | Brayton AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Selby | 988 | 19% | Not inspected | 91 | 88 to 94 |
| 4 | Skipton Girls' High SchoolAcademy (grammar) · ages 11-18 · Skipton | 862 | 8% | Good 2022 | 90 | 86 to 93 |
| 5 | Ermysted's Grammar SchoolVoluntary (grammar) · ages 11-18 · Skipton | 836 | 7% | Good 2022 | 90 | 86 to 93 |
| 6 | St Aidan's Church of England High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Harrogate | 1,966 | 8% | Good 2022 | 86 | 82 to 90 |
| 7 | Outwood Academy EasingwoldAcademy · ages 11-18 · York | 823 | 17% | Outstanding 2022 | 85 | 80 to 89 |
| 8 | St John Fisher Catholic AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Harrogate | 1,250 | 12% | Good 2022 | 85 | 80 to 89 |
| 9 | Ryedale SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · York | 698 | 17% | Outstanding 2023 | 81 | 76 to 86 |
| 10 | Sherburn High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Leeds | 951 | 18% | Good 2023 | 78 | 71 to 83 |
| 11 | Harrogate Grammar SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Harrogate | 2,081 | 11% | Report card 2026 | 77 | 70 to 82 |
| 12 | Scalby AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Scarborough | 980 | 29% | Not inspected | 76 | 69 to 81 |
| 13 | Lady Lumley's AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Pickering | 676 | 19% | Good 2024 | 75 | 66 to 80 |
| 14 | Outwood Academy RiponAcademy · ages 11-18 · Ripon | 609 | 27% | Good 2024 | 73 | 65 to 80 |
| 15 | Upper Wharfedale SchoolCouncil · ages 11-16 · Skipton | 351 | 15% | Not inspected | 73 | 62 to 80 |
| 16 | St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Scarborough | 610 | 21% | Good 2023 | 72 | 63 to 79 |
| 17 | Tadcaster Grammar SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Tadcaster | 1,494 | 11% | Good 2022 | 68 | 60 to 75 |
| 18 | Malton SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Malton | 999 | 23% | Good 2023 | 65 | 56 to 73 |
| 19 | South Craven SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Keighley | 1,936 | 19% | Good 2023 | 59 | 49 to 67 |
| 20 | Settle CollegeCouncil · ages 11-18 · Settle | 561 | 17% | Not inspected | 54 | 42 to 65 |
| 21 | Richmond School & Sixth Form CollegeAcademy · ages 11-18 · Richmond | 1,315 | 18% | Report card 2026 | 49 | 40 to 59 |
| 22 | Stokesley SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Stokesley | 1,079 | 17% | Good 2022 | 49 | 39 to 59 |
| 23 | Wensleydale SchoolCouncil · ages 11-16 · Leyburn | 407 | 17% | Report card 2026 | 46 | 33 to 58 |
| 24 | King James's SchoolCouncil · ages 11-18 · Knaresborough | 1,554 | 19% | Good 2023 | 44 | 34 to 54 |
| 25 | Scarborough University Technical CollegeUniversity technical college · ages 13-19 · Scarborough | 275 | 23% | Good 2022 | 41 | 29 to 54 |
| 26 | Rossett SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Harrogate | 785 | 24% | No overall grade 2025 | 38 | 28 to 48 |
| 27 | The Skipton AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Skipton | 736 | 25% | Good 2023 | 33 | 23 to 45 |
| 28 | Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and ScienceCouncil · ages 11-16 · Selby | 1,176 | 28% | Good 2023 | 33 | 24 to 43 |
| 29 | Thirsk School & Sixth Form CollegeCouncil · ages 11-18 · Thirsk | 1,029 | 23% | Report card 2026 | 33 | 25 to 43 |
| 30 | Barlby High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Selby | 482 | 19% | Report card 2025 | 27 | 20 to 36 |
| 31 | Nidderdale High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Harrogate | 404 | 21% | Report card 2026 | 21 | 15 to 30 |
| 32 | Bedale High SchoolCouncil · ages 11-16 · Bedale | 555 | 22% | Requires improvement 2024 | 20 | 14 to 27 |
| 33 | Norton SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Malton | 651 | 26% | Good 2023 | 18 | 13 to 24 |
| 34 | Boroughbridge High SchoolCouncil · ages 11-16 · York | 388 | 23% | Requires improvement 2023 | 16 | 11 to 22 |
| 35 | Harrogate High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Harrogate | 579 | 35% | Report card 2026 | 15 | 11 to 20 |
| 36 | Filey AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Filey | 461 | 32% | No overall grade 2025 | 14 | 9 to 20 |
| 37 | Graham SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Scarborough | 893 | 43% | Report card 2026 | 13 | 9 to 18 |
| 38 | Northallerton School & Sixth Form CollegeAcademy · ages 11-18 · Northallerton | 1,002 | 30% | Report card 2026 | 8 | 5 to 11 |
| 39 | Whitby SchoolCouncil · ages 11-19 · Whitby | 975 | 28% | Requires improvement 2023 | 6 | 4 to 9 |
| 40 | George Pindar SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Scarborough | 730 | 40% | No overall grade 2025 | 5 | 3 to 7 |
| 41 | Risedale SchoolCouncil · ages 11-16 · Catterick Garrison | 467 | 36% | No overall grade 2024 | 2 | 1 to 3 |
Secondary schools by town in North Yorkshire
Bedale1 schoolsCatterick Garrison1 schoolsFiley1 schoolsHarrogate6 schoolsKeighley1 schoolsKnaresborough1 schoolsLeeds1 schoolsLeyburn1 schoolsMalton2 schoolsNorthallerton1 schoolsPickering1 schoolsRichmond2 schoolsRipon2 schoolsScarborough5 schoolsSelby3 schoolsSettle1 schoolsSkipton4 schoolsTadcaster1 schoolsThirsk1 schoolsWhitby1 schoolsYork3 schools
Secondary schools in nearby areas
About this list
Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.