Which school has the best GCSE results in North Yorkshire?

On 2026 Attainment 8, Ripon Grammar School tops the table in North Yorkshire with 69.9, against an England average of 46.2. Attainment 8 rewards intake as well as teaching, so compare a school's grade 5+ pass rate and, where published, its Progress 8 before reading the rank as a verdict.

When are the 2026 GCSE results for North Yorkshire schools published?

Pupils receive their results in August, but school-by-school figures come from the DfE performance tables, which publish provisional results in the autumn (usually mid-October) and revised figures early in the new year. This table shows 2026 results, the 2025/26 academic year, and updates when the next release is imported.

What is Attainment 8?

Attainment 8 is the DfE's headline GCSE measure: the average points a school's pupils achieved across eight qualifications, with English and maths counted twice. A score of 50 means pupils averaged roughly a grade 5 across those subjects. No Progress 8 exists for 2026 because these pupils sat no Key Stage 2 tests in 2021.

Why does a school in North Yorkshire show no GCSE results?

A school has no published figure when it had no Year 11 cohort in the year (a new school, or one that opened with younger year groups), when it converted to an academy and the DfE published results under its previous identity, or when it is independent and its pupils sat IGCSE, Pre-U or IB qualifications that the DfE tables do not count. Independent schools with a published figure are listed separately and unranked for that reason.

North Yorkshire GCSE results 2026: secondary school league table

56 state secondary schools in North Yorkshire ranked on their 2026 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2025/26 academic year, the latest DfE has published for every school), with grade 7+, grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, cohort size for each school against the England average. 15 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.

County 56 state secondary schools 2025/26 results

Secondary schools in North Yorkshire ranked on Attainment 8

56 of 56 schools have published 2026 results. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2025/26.

Secondary schools in North Yorkshire ranked on Attainment 8, 2026 results
Rank	School	Attainment 8	Grade 7+ English & maths	Grade 5+ English & maths	Grade 4+ English & maths	EBacc APS	Pupils
–	England average	46.2	14%	46%	65%	–	–
1	Ripon Grammar School Ripon · Community school	69.9	43%	92%	98%	–	129
2	Skipton Girls' High School Skipton · Academy converter	67.5	28%	87%	97%	–	113
3	Ermysted's Grammar School Skipton · Voluntary aided school	64.3	33%	84%	95%	–	123
4 , up 3 places since 2025	Fulford School York · Academy converter	59.7	29%	72%	86%	–	275
5 , up 1 place since 2025	St Aidan's Church of England High School Harrogate · Academy converter	59.4	23%	74%	88%	–	253
6 , down 1 place since 2025	Harrogate Grammar School Harrogate · Academy converter	56.0	21%	63%	82%	–	289
7 , up 4 places since 2025	All Saints Catholic School York York · Academy converter	55.1	22%	55%	76%	–	191
8 , up 6 places since 2025	Lady Lumley's Academy Pickering · Academy sponsor led	54.5	23%	70%	83%	–	120
9	St Francis Xavier School Richmond · Academy converter	54.4	15%	60%	79%	–	127
10 , up 6 places since 2025	Ryedale School York · Academy converter	53.5	24%	64%	78%	–	123
11 , up 4 places since 2025	Outwood Academy Easingwold York · Academy sponsor led	53.2	19%	61%	78%	–	124
12 , down 8 places since 2025	Archbishop Holgate's School York · Academy converter	52.7	19%	56%	76%	–	284
13 , down 5 places since 2025	St John Fisher Catholic Academy Harrogate · Academy converter	52.6	17%	58%	83%	–	209
14 , up 5 places since 2025	Tadcaster Grammar School Tadcaster · Academy converter	52.0	16%	56%	78%	–	251
15 , up 2 places since 2025	Sherburn High School Leeds · Academy converter	51.3	18%	56%	78%	–	160
16= , down 6 places since 2025	Manor Church of England Academy York · Academy converter	50.4	21%	58%	77%	–	226
16= , up 13 places since 2025	Outwood Academy Bydales Redcar · Academy sponsor led	50.4	15%	63%	80%	–	147
18 , down 5 places since 2025	Millthorpe School York · Academy converter	50.2	23%	55%	73%	–	203
19 , down 7 places since 2025	Brayton Academy Selby · Academy sponsor led	50.0	15%	59%	73%	–	169
20= , up 4 places since 2025	Huntington School York · Community school	49.9	13%	47%	68%	–	238
20= , up 2 places since 2025	Scalby Academy Scarborough · Academy converter	49.9	21%	66%	81%	–	171
22 , up 6 places since 2025	Woldgate School and Sixth Form College York · Academy converter	49.7	11%	54%	74%	–	219
23 , up 15 places since 2025	Scarborough University Technical College Scarborough · University technical college	49.6	13%	60%	80%	–	80
24 , up 5 places since 2025	Malton School Malton · Academy converter	49.1	10%	55%	72%	–	145
25 , up 4 places since 2025	Outwood Academy Ripon Ripon · Academy converter	49.0	16%	53%	74%	–	139
26 , down 4 places since 2025	Upper Wharfedale School Skipton · Community school	48.9	4%	43%	78%	–	73
27 , up 5 places since 2025	Bedale High School Bedale · Community school	47.8	11%	52%	75%	–	105
28= , down 8 places since 2025	Huntcliff School Saltburn-by-the-Sea · Academy sponsor led	47.7	7%	53%	72%	–	98
28= , up 7 places since 2025	Stokesley School Stokesley · Academy converter	47.7	12%	47%	63%	–	169
30 , down 12 places since 2025	Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary Redcar · Academy converter	47.5	12%	47%	68%	–	148
31 , up 1 place since 2025	King James's School Knaresborough · Community school	47.4	13%	49%	71%	–	260
32 , up 5 places since 2025	Rossett School Harrogate · Academy converter	47.2	13%	48%	71%	–	206
33= , up 1 place since 2025	Richmond School & Sixth Form College Richmond · Academy converter	46.7	11%	45%	68%	–	202
33= , down 6 places since 2025	South Craven School Keighley · Academy converter	46.7	8%	41%	65%	–	288
35 , down 11 places since 2025	Joseph Rowntree School York · Voluntary controlled school	46.0	11%	45%	64%	–	213
36 , down 10 places since 2025	Laurence Jackson School Guisborough · Academy sponsor led	45.4	8%	46%	69%	–	237
37 , down 16 places since 2025	St Augustine's Catholic School Scarborough · Academy converter	43.6	7%	39%	66%	–	112
38 , up 5 places since 2025	Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science Selby · Community school	43.4	10%	38%	62%	–	217
39 , up 2 places since 2025	Boroughbridge High School York · Community school	42.8	9%	38%	53%	–	97
40= , up 9 places since 2025	Norton School Malton · Academy converter	42.7	10%	33%	57%	–	138
40= , down 5 places since 2025	Vale of York Academy York · Academy sponsor led	42.7	10%	43%	60%	–	136
42 , down 2 places since 2025	Outwood Academy Riverside Middlesbrough · Free schools	40.3	6%	32%	54%	–	140
43 , up 4 places since 2025	Wensleydale School Leyburn · Community school	40.1	3%	28%	49%	–	67
44 , up 2 places since 2025	The Skipton Academy Skipton · Academy sponsor led	39.9	2%	25%	52%	–	126
45 , up 5 places since 2025	Whitby School Whitby · Community school	39.8	6%	38%	59%	–	162
46 , up 5 places since 2025	Harrogate High School Harrogate · Academy converter	39.5	5%	36%	53%	–	134
47 , down 2 places since 2025	Nidderdale High School Harrogate · Academy converter	39.2	9%	23%	49%	–	77
48 , up 6 places since 2025	Filey Academy Filey · Academy sponsor led	38.9	1%	48%	65%	–	69
49 , down 1 place since 2025	York High School York · Academy sponsor led	38.8	8%	40%	66%	–	119
50 , down 7 places since 2025	Settle College Settle · Community school	38.7	2%	19%	49%	–	104
51 , down 12 places since 2025	Thirsk School & Sixth Form College Thirsk · Community school	38.4	5%	23%	47%	–	188
52	Graham School Scarborough · Academy sponsor led	38.2	6%	41%	58%	–	159
53	Northallerton School & Sixth Form College Northallerton · Academy sponsor led	37.9	3%	26%	53%	–	177
54 , down 12 places since 2025	Barlby High School Selby · Academy converter	37.7	5%	29%	53%	–	120
55 , up 1 place since 2025	Risedale School Catterick Garrison · Community school	33.1	1%	14%	39%	–	98
56 , down 1 place since 2025	George Pindar School Scarborough · Academy sponsor led	32.1	1%	25%	46%	–	134

Schools with the same Attainment 8 score share a rank (shown as "=").

Under each rank: the change since the 2025 table, in places gained (+) or lost (−). No figure means the rank is unchanged or the school had no ranked 2025 result.

Independent schools in North Yorkshire with published GCSE results

Listed as published, not ranked. The DfE tables count only reformed GCSEs, so a school whose pupils sit IGCSE, Pre-U or the IB reports a lower figure than its results merit, or none at all. Compare independent schools on their own published examination results and inspection reports.

School	Attainment 8 (as published)	Grade 5+ English & maths	Pupils
Ampleforth College York · Other independent school	16.7	0%	61
Ashville College Harrogate · Other independent school	51.0	57%	85
Bootham School York · Other independent school	35.2	0%	82
Cundall Manor School Other independent school	61.0	83%	23
Duchy College Harrogate · Other independent school	28.2	0%	37
Fyling Hall School Whitby · Other independent school	40.5	50%	30
Giggleswick School Settle · Other independent school	34.3	0%	46
Queen Ethelburga's College York · Other independent school	30.2	0%	130
Queen Ethelburga's Prep School York · Other independent school · 2025 results	38.8	0%	48
Queen Mary's School Thirsk · Other independent school	27.6	28%	51
Read School Selby · Other independent school	46.1	45%	40
Scarborough College Scarborough · Other independent school	25.6	0%	69
St Peter's School 2-18 York · Other independent school	25.7	0%	117
Tees Valley College Middlesbrough · Other independent school	3.4	0%	17
The Mount School (York) York · Other independent school	18.3	0%	44

How to read this table

Attainment 8 is the average points a school's pupils achieved across eight GCSE subjects: English and maths (double-weighted), three EBacc subjects (sciences, computing, history, geography, languages) and three further approved qualifications. The DfE publishes it for every state school; the England average for 2026 was 46.2.

Grade 7+ in English and maths is the share of pupils reaching the top grades, 7 to 9, in both; grade 5+ is the "strong pass"; grade 4+ is the "standard pass". The DfE stopped publishing EBacc entry and the EBacc average point score from the 2025/26 results, so that column is empty for 2026.

Progress 8 is not shown: the DfE published no Progress 8 for 2026 because these pupils sat no Key Stage 2 tests in 2021, the baseline it is measured from. Attainment 8 rewards intake as well as teaching, so a selective school will usually top an attainment-only table.

Ranks are shared where scores tie. Schools are ranked here on published results alone; our composite score, which also weighs Ofsted inspection, progress and attendance, orders the same schools on the best secondary schools page.

See the best secondary schools in North Yorkshire on our composite score

North Yorkshire GCSE results 2026: secondary school league table

Secondary schools in North Yorkshire ranked on Attainment 8

Independent schools in North Yorkshire with published GCSE results

More about schools in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire GCSE results: common questions