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All Saints Catholic School York
York • North Yorkshire • YO24 1BJ
1
19 Nov 2024
Top 10 Secondary schools in North Yorkshire
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the county of North Yorkshire. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
48
Outstanding
9
Good
31
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 20% · G: 67% · RI: 13% · I: 0%
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Ryedale School
York • North Yorkshire • YO62 7SL
1
20 Nov 2023
3
Fulford School
York • North Yorkshire • YO10 4FY
1
15 Nov 2023
4
Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate • North Yorkshire • HG2 0DZ
1
8 May 2022
5
Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
York • North Yorkshire • YO10 5ZA
1
29 Nov 2021
6
Brayton Academy
Selby • North Yorkshire • YO8 9QS
1
4 Jul 2019
7
Upper Wharfedale School
Skipton • North Yorkshire • BD23 5BS
1
1 Jul 2019
8
Outwood Academy Bydales
Redcar • North Yorkshire • TS11 6AR
1
12 Mar 2018
9
Huntington School
York • North Yorkshire • YO32 9WT
1
4 Dec 2017
10
Outwood Academy Ripon
Ripon • North Yorkshire • HG4 2DE
2
9 Sep 2024
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Laurence Jackson School 2 • Jul 2024
- Lady Lumley's Academy 2 • May 2024
- Millthorpe School 2 • Apr 2024
- Malton School 2 • Feb 2024
- Huntcliff School 2 • Sep 2023
- Outwood Academy Riverside 2 • Jun 2023
- Ripon Grammar School 2 • Apr 2023
- Norton College 2 • Mar 2023
- The Skipton Academy 2 • Mar 2023
- St John Fisher Catholic Academy 2 • Feb 2023