Which school had the best GCSE results in North Yorkshire in 2023?

On 2023 Attainment 8, Ripon Grammar School topped the table in North Yorkshire with 69.8, against an England average of 46.3. 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.

Where are the latest North Yorkshire GCSE results?

This page is the 2023 archive (the 2022/23 academic year). The latest published results for every school in North Yorkshire are on the main North Yorkshire GCSE results page, which updates when the DfE releases the next year's performance tables: provisional figures in the autumn, revised figures early in the new year.

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. Progress 8 measures the same pupils against others nationally with the same primary-school starting point.

Why does a school in North Yorkshire show no 2023 GCSE results?

A school has no published figure for 2023 when it had no Year 11 cohort in that year (a new school, or one that opened with younger year groups), when it converted to an academy and the DfE published that year's 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 2023: secondary school league table

52 state secondary schools in North Yorkshire ranked on their 2023 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2022/23 academic year), with grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, Progress 8, EBacc average point score and cohort size for each school against the England average. 4 schools with no published results are listed at the end. 15 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.

This is the 2023 archive of the table. See the latest North Yorkshire GCSE results for the newest year the DfE has published.

County 56 state secondary schools 2022/23 results Archive year

Secondary schools in North Yorkshire ranked on Attainment 8

52 of 56 schools have published 2023 results. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2022/23.

Secondary schools in North Yorkshire ranked on Attainment 8, 2023 results
Rank	School	Attainment 8	Progress 8	Grade 5+ English & maths	Grade 4+ English & maths	EBacc APS	Pupils
–	England average	46.3	0.00	45%	65%	4.05	–
1	Ripon Grammar School Ripon · Community school	69.8	+0.77 (0.51 to 1.03)	92%	98%	6.55	122
2 , up 1 place since 2022	Skipton Girls' High School Skipton · Academy converter	68.7	+0.62 (0.38 to 0.86)	90%	98%	6.46	139
3 , down 1 place since 2022	Ermysted's Grammar School Skipton · Voluntary aided school	64.8	+0.49 (0.23 to 0.75)	86%	94%	6.23	115
4	St Francis Xavier School Richmond · Academy converter	59.7	+0.79 (0.53 to 1.06)	61%	87%	5.15	114
5 , up 2 places since 2022	St Aidan's Church of England High School Harrogate · Academy converter	59.4	+0.53 (0.35 to 0.70)	71%	88%	5.40	277
6 , down 1 place since 2022	Fulford School York · Academy converter	58.6	+0.67 (0.49 to 0.85)	68%	88%	5.37	240
7 , down 2 places since 2022	Harrogate Grammar School Harrogate · Academy converter	57.0	+0.48 (0.30 to 0.65)	67%	86%	5.33	284
8 , up 2 places since 2022	Archbishop Holgate's School York · Academy converter	53.7	+0.50 (0.33 to 0.67)	52%	78%	4.81	292
9	St John Fisher Catholic Academy Harrogate · Academy converter	53.5	+0.17 (-0.03 to 0.37)	54%	74%	4.95	207
10 , up 2 places since 2022	Ryedale School York · Academy converter	53.1	+0.38 (0.15 to 0.61)	57%	73%	5.04	149
11 , up 5 places since 2022	Sherburn High School Leeds · Academy converter	52.9	+0.17 (-0.05 to 0.40)	57%	75%	4.57	150
12 , down 3 places since 2022	Tadcaster Grammar School Tadcaster · Academy converter	52.2	+0.33 (0.15 to 0.51)	58%	78%	4.47	248
13 , up 1 place since 2022	Outwood Academy Bydales Redcar · Academy sponsor led	52.0	+0.11 (-0.10 to 0.32)	62%	83%	4.89	175
14 , down 1 place since 2022	Stokesley School Stokesley · Academy converter	51.8	+0.10 (-0.10 to 0.30)	53%	75%	4.66	197
15 , up 3 places since 2022	Woldgate School and Sixth Form College York · Academy converter	51.1	+0.35 (0.15 to 0.55)	57%	76%	4.69	195
16 , up 8 places since 2022	Huntcliff School Saltburn-by-the-Sea · Academy sponsor led	50.2	+0.08 (-0.21 to 0.37)	49%	74%	4.27	95
17 , up 4 places since 2022	Millthorpe School York · Academy converter	49.9	-0.11 (-0.30 to 0.09)	50%	70%	4.26	209
18 , down 10 places since 2022	Outwood Academy Easingwold York · Academy sponsor led	49.7	+0.61 (0.33 to 0.89)	57%	75%	4.60	97
19 , up 6 places since 2022	Lady Lumley's Academy Pickering · Academy sponsor led	49.5	+0.06 (-0.17 to 0.28)	52%	75%	4.37	149
20 , down 5 places since 2022	Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary Redcar · Academy converter	49.3	-0.16 (-0.40 to 0.08)	56%	72%	4.27	139
21 , down 10 places since 2022	Huntington School York · Community school	48.6	+0.10 (-0.08 to 0.29)	50%	69%	4.51	236
22 , up 6 places since 2022	Brayton Academy Selby · Academy sponsor led	48.5	+0.69 (0.42 to 0.97)	48%	73%	4.46	102
23 , down 4 places since 2022	Manor Church of England Academy York · Academy converter	48.3	-0.04 (-0.23 to 0.15)	53%	72%	4.28	226
24 , down 7 places since 2022	Richmond School & Sixth Form College Richmond · Academy converter	47.8	+0.20 (0.00 to 0.40)	45%	68%	4.33	202
25 , up 5 places since 2022	Scalby Academy Scarborough · Academy converter	47.7	+0.44 (0.23 to 0.64)	58%	75%	4.35	191
26 , up 8 places since 2022	Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science Selby · Community school	46.7	-0.05 (-0.24 to 0.13)	52%	69%	4.11	225
27	St Augustine's Catholic School Scarborough · Academy converter	46.6	-0.24 (-0.50 to 0.03)	45%	64%	3.94	112
28 , down 8 places since 2022	Joseph Rowntree School York · Voluntary controlled school	46.3	-0.15 (-0.34 to 0.05)	45%	65%	4.18	211
29= , up 3 places since 2022	Laurence Jackson School Guisborough · Academy sponsor led	45.8	-0.26 (-0.45 to -0.08)	39%	62%	3.81	235
29= , down 7 places since 2022	Rossett School Harrogate · Academy converter	45.8	-0.26 (-0.48 to -0.05)	42%	67%	4.12	177
31 , down 5 places since 2022	King James's School Knaresborough · Community school	45.2	-0.04 (-0.22 to 0.14)	37%	62%	3.86	248
32 , up 3 places since 2022	Outwood Academy Ripon Ripon · Academy converter	44.4	+0.21 (-0.05 to 0.46)	48%	72%	4.00	126
33 , up 16 places since 2022	Settle College Settle · Community school	44.1	-0.10 (-0.38 to 0.18)	30%	60%	3.93	101
34 , down 12 places since 2022	Upper Wharfedale School Skipton · Community school	43.3	+0.55 (0.18 to 0.93)	28%	59%	3.56	58
35= , down 6 places since 2022	South Craven School Keighley · Academy converter	43.0	-0.21 (-0.38 to -0.04)	34%	60%	3.52	273
35= , down 4 places since 2022	Whitby School Whitby · Community school	43.0	-0.20 (-0.46 to 0.06)	34%	56%	3.58	117
37 , up 3 places since 2022	Barlby High School Selby · Academy converter	42.3	-0.35 (-0.62 to -0.08)	28%	61%	3.79	107
38 , down 2 places since 2022	Thirsk School & Sixth Form College Thirsk · Community school	42.0	+0.04 (-0.20 to 0.27)	28%	58%	3.71	141
39= , down 1 place since 2022	Vale of York Academy York · Academy sponsor led	41.7	-0.10 (-0.37 to 0.17)	42%	64%	3.69	108
39= , up 6 places since 2022	Wensleydale School Leyburn · Community school	41.7	-0.48 (-0.86 to -0.11)	32%	60%	3.61	57
41 , down 8 places since 2022	Norton School Malton · Academy converter	41.2	-0.38 (-0.63 to -0.13)	33%	60%	3.64	129
42 , down 3 places since 2022	Scarborough University Technical College Scarborough · University technical college	41.0	-0.26 (-0.71 to 0.19)	44%	62%	2.98	39
43 , down 1 place since 2022	Northallerton School & Sixth Form College Northallerton · Academy sponsor led	40.4	-0.37 (-0.58 to -0.17)	36%	58%	3.53	193
44 , down 8 places since 2022	Bedale High School Bedale · Community school	40.1	-0.48 (-0.77 to -0.18)	29%	57%	3.45	90
45 , up 3 places since 2022	The Skipton Academy Skipton · Academy sponsor led	39.0	-0.02 (-0.43 to 0.39)	21%	49%	3.28	47
46 , up 4 places since 2022	Graham School Scarborough · Academy sponsor led	38.4	-0.42 (-0.64 to -0.19)	36%	55%	3.23	159
47 , down 3 places since 2022	George Pindar School Scarborough · Academy sponsor led	37.4	-0.46 (-0.72 to -0.20)	25%	56%	3.23	121
48 , down 2 places since 2022	York High School York · Academy sponsor led	36.7	-0.54 (-0.77 to -0.31)	28%	47%	3.04	148
49=	Filey Academy Filey · Academy sponsor led	34.5	-0.62 (-0.93 to -0.31)	25%	51%	3.08	84
49= , down 3 places since 2022	Harrogate High School Harrogate · Academy converter	34.5	-0.67 (-0.91 to -0.42)	24%	38%	2.78	130
51 , down 10 places since 2022	Boroughbridge High School York · Community school	34.4	-0.64 (-1.00 to -0.27)	18%	40%	2.84	60
52 , down 9 places since 2022	Risedale School Catterick Garrison · Community school	34.0	-0.43 (-0.72 to -0.14)	15%	35%	2.97	115
–	All Saints Catholic School York York · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	Malton School Malton · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	Nidderdale High School Harrogate · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	Outwood Academy Riverside Middlesbrough · Free schools · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–

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

Under each rank: the change since the 2022 table, in places gained (+) or lost (−). No figure means the rank is unchanged or the school had no ranked 2022 result.

Independent schools in North Yorkshire with published 2023 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	20.7	0%	70
Ashville College Harrogate · Other independent school	52.7	51%	88
Bootham School York · Other independent school	33.1	0%	81
Cundall Manor School Other independent school	55.6	70%	33
Duchy College Harrogate · Other independent school	42.4	75%	53
Fyling Hall School Whitby · Other independent school	37.7	38%	32
Giggleswick School Settle · Other independent school	39.4	37%	59
Queen Ethelburga's College York · Other independent school	40.5	39%	67
Queen Ethelburga's Prep School York · Other independent school	64.3	85%	62
Queen Mary's School Thirsk · Other independent school	59.2	75%	32
Read School Selby · Other independent school	47.9	62%	34
Scarborough College Scarborough · Other independent school	39.1	0%	72
St Peter's School 2-18 York · Other independent school	25.5	0%	114
Tees Valley College Middlesbrough · Other independent school	1.5	0%	20
The Mount School (York) York · Other independent school	46.9	62%	21

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 2023 was 46.3.

Grade 5+ in English and maths is the share of pupils reaching a "strong pass" in both; grade 4+ is the "standard pass". EBacc APS is the average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects, including pupils who did not enter them.

Progress 8 measures how much progress pupils made from the end of primary school to their GCSEs against pupils nationally with the same starting point; it is the like-for-like measure, and the range in brackets is its confidence interval.

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.

This is the 2023 archive of the table: each school's 2023 figures, ranked within that year, so a school with no 2023 figure is listed unranked even where it has results for a later year. The main North Yorkshire GCSE results page always ranks the newest year the DfE has published.

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

North Yorkshire GCSE results 2023: secondary school league table

Secondary schools in North Yorkshire ranked on Attainment 8

Independent schools in North Yorkshire with published 2023 GCSE results

More about schools in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire GCSE results: common questions