Queen Mary's SchoolAmpleforth College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Queen Mary's School and Ampleforth College.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 26.8 for Queen Mary's School and 16.4 for Ampleforth College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Queen Mary's School (62.8 in 2021-22, 26.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Ampleforth College (23.7 in 2021-22, 16.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ThirskQueen Mary's School | YorkAmpleforth College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Independent School | Independent School | |
| School type | Other independent school | Other independent school | |
| Age range | 0-16 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 221 | 397 | |
| Capacity | 300 | 600 | |
| Location | Thirsk, YO7 3BZ | York, YO62 4ER | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 26.8 Stronger figure | 16.4 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 34.1% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 41.5% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 12.2% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.30 Stronger figure | 1.09 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 41 | 56 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 77 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 37.1 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 37.2 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 16.9% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 207 | 404 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 25.1% | 40.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.9% | 1.2% | |
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
Pupils on roll
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