Millthorpe SchoolYork High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in York.
Summary of the comparison
Millthorpe School and York High School are secondary schools in York.
Millthorpe School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and York High School scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Millthorpe School is ahead on our composite score.
Millthorpe School was judged Good and York High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 53.2 for Millthorpe School and 41.2 for York High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Millthorpe School (51.1 in 2021-22, 53.2 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at York High School (39.6 in 2021-22, 41.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | YorkMillthorpe School | YorkYork High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C62/100Stronger figure | D44/100 | |
| Local ranking | 6th of 9 in York Stronger figure | 9th of 9 in York | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,033 | 748 | |
| Capacity | 1,060 | 991 | |
| Location | York, YO23 1WF | York, YO24 3WZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 53.2 Stronger figure | 41.2 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62.6% Stronger figure | 42.4% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78.8% Stronger figure | 61.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 56.1% Stronger figure | 37.9% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.90 Stronger figure | 3.65 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 198 | 132 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,033 | 748 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 16.2% | 39.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.2% | 6.6% | |
| SEN support | 16.0% | 17.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.8% | 3.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.6% Stronger figure | 15.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 23.4% Stronger figure | 39.0% | 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.
Millthorpe School
York High School
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