Huntington SchoolArchbishop Holgate's School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in York.
Summary of the comparison
Huntington School and Archbishop Holgate's School are secondary schools in York.
Huntington School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Archbishop Holgate's School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). Archbishop Holgate's School is ahead on our composite score.
Huntington School was judged Outstanding and Archbishop Holgate's School was judged strong.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.2 for Huntington School and 56.7 for Archbishop Holgate's School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Huntington School (55.4 in 2021-22, 48.2 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Archbishop Holgate's School (55.9 in 2021-22, 56.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | YorkHuntington School | YorkArchbishop Holgate's School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C66/100 | C69/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 9 in York | 3rd of 9 in York Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Strong | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,464 | 1,818 | |
| Capacity | 1,545 | 1,900 | |
| Location | York, YO32 9WT | York, YO10 5ZA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 48.2 | 56.7 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 50.0% | 62.0% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69.9% | 81.5% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 59.7% Stronger figure | 50.9% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.41 | 5.14 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 236 | 287 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 134 | 124 | |
| A-level average points | 38.5 | 41.9 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | B+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 39.2 | 44.8 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 24.4% | 35.6% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,464 | 1,818 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 16.4% | 23.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.6% | 12.3% | |
| SEN support | 12.9% | 11.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.5% | 2.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.4% | 8.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 25.5% | 22.0% Stronger figure | 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
A-level average points
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.
Huntington School
Archbishop Holgate's School
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