Archbishop Holgate's SchoolMillthorpe School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in York.
Summary of the comparison
Archbishop Holgate's School and Millthorpe School are secondary schools in York.
Archbishop Holgate's School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Millthorpe School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Archbishop Holgate's School is ahead on our composite score.
Archbishop Holgate's School was judged strong and Millthorpe School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 52.7 for Archbishop Holgate's School and 50.2 for Millthorpe School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Archbishop Holgate's School (55.9 in 2021-22, 52.7 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Millthorpe School (51.1 in 2021-22, 50.2 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | YorkArchbishop Holgate's School | YorkMillthorpe School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C68/100Stronger figure | C63/100 | |
| Local ranking | 3rd of 9 in York Stronger figure | 6th of 9 in York | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,803 | 1,022 | |
| Capacity | 1,900 | 1,060 | |
| Location | York, YO10 5ZA | York, YO23 1WF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 52.7 Stronger figure | 50.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 56.0% Stronger figure | 55.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76.4% Stronger figure | 72.9% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 284 | 203 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 124 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 41.9 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 44.8 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 35.6% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,818 | 1,033 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 23.3% | 16.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 12.3% | 7.2% | |
| SEN support | 11.2% | 16.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.3% | 2.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.7% Stronger figure | 9.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.0% Stronger figure | 23.4% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Archbishop Holgate's School
Millthorpe School
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