1
Ryedale School
York • North Yorkshire • YO62 7SL
1
20 Nov 2023
Top 10 Secondary schools in North Yorkshire
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the district 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
41
Outstanding
5
Good
25
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 13% · G: 64% · RI: 21% · I: 3%
2
Outwood Academy Easingwold
York • YO61 3EF
1
21 Sep 2022
3
Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate • North Yorkshire • HG2 0DZ
1
8 May 2022
4
Brayton Academy
Selby • North Yorkshire • YO8 9QS
1
4 Jul 2019
5
Upper Wharfedale School
Skipton • North Yorkshire • BD23 5BS
1
1 Jul 2019
6
Outwood Academy Ripon
Ripon • North Yorkshire • HG4 2DE
2
9 Sep 2024
7
Lady Lumley's Academy
Pickering • North Yorkshire • YO18 8NG
2
23 May 2024
8
Malton School
Malton • North Yorkshire • YO17 7NH
2
4 Feb 2024
9
Ripon Grammar School
Ripon • North Yorkshire • HG4 2DG
2
27 Apr 2023
10
Norton College
Malton • North Yorkshire • YO17 9PT
2
28 Mar 2023
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
- South Craven School 2 • Mar 2023
- The Skipton Academy 2 • Mar 2023
- St John Fisher Catholic Academy 2 • Feb 2023
- Scarborough University Technical College 2 • Jan 2023
- Ermysted's Grammar School 2 • Nov 2022
- Skipton Girls' High School 2 • Nov 2022
- Wensleydale School 2 • Jul 2022
- St Aidan's Church of England High School 2 • Jul 2022
- Stokesley School 2 • Jul 2022
- Northallerton School & Sixth Form College 2 • Feb 2022