Which school had the best GCSE results in North Yorkshire in 2024?

On 2024 Attainment 8, Ripon Grammar School topped the table in North Yorkshire with 69.1, against an England average of 45.9. 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 2024 archive (the 2023/24 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 2024 GCSE results?

A school has no published figure for 2024 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 2024: secondary school league table

52 state secondary schools in North Yorkshire ranked on their 2024 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2023/24 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. 2 schools with no published results are listed at the end. 15 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.

This is the 2024 archive of the table. See the latest North Yorkshire GCSE results for the newest year the DfE has published.

County 54 state secondary schools 2023/24 results Archive year

Secondary schools in North Yorkshire ranked on Attainment 8

52 of 54 schools have published 2024 results. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2023/24.

Secondary schools in North Yorkshire ranked on Attainment 8, 2024 results
Rank	School	Attainment 8	Progress 8	Grade 5+ English & maths	Grade 4+ English & maths	EBacc APS	Pupils
–	England average	45.9	0.00	46%	65%	4.07	–
1	Ripon Grammar School Ripon · Community school	69.1	+0.72 (0.45 to 0.99)	92%	98%	6.48	129
2	Skipton Girls' High School Skipton · Academy converter	66.9	+0.45 (0.18 to 0.71)	89%	97%	6.26	112
3	Ermysted's Grammar School Skipton · Voluntary aided school	65.9	+0.59 (0.34 to 0.85)	86%	97%	6.30	120
4	Fulford School York · Academy converter	58.9	+0.54 (0.37 to 0.71)	71%	85%	5.33	268
5=	St Aidan's Church of England High School Harrogate · Academy converter	57.9	+0.72 (0.54 to 0.90)	73%	86%	5.24	253
5=	St John Fisher Catholic Academy Harrogate · Academy converter	57.9	+0.59 (0.41 to 0.78)	69%	82%	4.93	223
7	St Francis Xavier School Richmond · Academy converter	56.4	+1.01 (0.75 to 1.26)	53%	84%	5.03	115
8	Harrogate Grammar School Harrogate · Academy converter	56.1	+0.44 (0.27 to 0.61)	62%	82%	5.26	288
9	All Saints Catholic School York York · Academy converter	54.4	+0.52 (0.32 to 0.72)	62%	79%	4.59	209
10	Manor Church of England Academy York · Academy converter	53.1	+0.27 (0.09 to 0.46)	59%	75%	4.52	226
11	Stokesley School Stokesley · Academy converter	52.4	+0.15 (-0.05 to 0.35)	61%	79%	4.70	195
12	Outwood Academy Easingwold York · Academy sponsor led	51.8	+0.55 (0.30 to 0.80)	60%	78%	4.76	131
13	Tadcaster Grammar School Tadcaster · Academy converter	51.7	+0.27 (0.10 to 0.44)	55%	77%	4.39	263
14	Brayton Academy Selby · Academy sponsor led	51.4	+0.59 (0.36 to 0.82)	68%	79%	4.84	149
15	Scalby Academy Scarborough · Academy converter	51.1	+0.55 (0.35 to 0.76)	65%	78%	4.63	189
16	Ryedale School York · Academy converter	51.0	+0.32 (0.08 to 0.55)	49%	71%	4.72	143
17	Woldgate School and Sixth Form College York · Academy converter	50.8	+0.35 (0.15 to 0.55)	59%	75%	4.63	201
18	Archbishop Holgate's School York · Academy converter	50.1	+0.24 (0.07 to 0.40)	54%	73%	4.53	301
19	Lady Lumley's Academy Pickering · Academy sponsor led	49.6	+0.30 (0.08 to 0.53)	61%	78%	4.30	153
20	Millthorpe School York · Academy converter	49.4	+0.23 (0.03 to 0.42)	54%	71%	4.35	209
21=	Huntington School York · Community school	48.9	+0.06 (-0.12 to 0.25)	47%	72%	4.41	234
21=	Outwood Academy Bydales Redcar · Academy sponsor led	48.9	+0.03 (-0.20 to 0.26)	58%	80%	4.70	147
23	St Augustine's Catholic School Scarborough · Academy converter	48.8	+0.22 (-0.04 to 0.48)	58%	81%	4.31	118
24	Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary Redcar · Academy converter	48.6	-0.21 (-0.45 to 0.02)	55%	78%	4.12	140
25	Huntcliff School Saltburn-by-the-Sea · Academy sponsor led	48.0	-0.11 (-0.39 to 0.16)	52%	76%	4.12	104
26=	Barlby High School Selby · Academy converter	47.8	-0.03 (-0.29 to 0.22)	45%	73%	4.45	120
26=	Richmond School & Sixth Form College Richmond · Academy converter	47.8	+0.16 (-0.03 to 0.35)	51%	74%	4.41	214
28	Rossett School Harrogate · Academy converter	47.3	+0.03 (-0.16 to 0.22)	49%	68%	4.32	227
29	King James's School Knaresborough · Community school	46.1	-0.15 (-0.32 to 0.03)	49%	71%	3.88	262
30	Joseph Rowntree School York · Voluntary controlled school	45.8	-0.07 (-0.26 to 0.11)	48%	69%	4.21	229
31	Upper Wharfedale School Skipton · Community school	45.6	+0.60 (0.27 to 0.94)	36%	65%	3.89	69
32=	Laurence Jackson School Guisborough · Academy sponsor led	45.0	-0.17 (-0.35 to 0.01)	41%	62%	3.82	239
32=	Outwood Academy Ripon Ripon · Academy converter	45.0	+0.21 (-0.02 to 0.45)	49%	76%	3.93	145
34	Whitby School Whitby · Community school	43.9	-0.10 (-0.37 to 0.18)	42%	56%	3.67	105
35	Vale of York Academy York · Academy sponsor led	43.7	-0.06 (-0.31 to 0.18)	48%	61%	3.98	143
36	Thirsk School & Sixth Form College Thirsk · Community school	43.6	-0.07 (-0.27 to 0.13)	36%	62%	3.84	195
37	Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science Selby · Community school	43.3	-0.19 (-0.37 to 0.00)	44%	64%	3.96	231
38	Settle College Settle · Community school	42.4	-0.05 (-0.30 to 0.21)	26%	61%	3.85	125
39	Bedale High School Bedale · Community school	42.0	-0.30 (-0.58 to -0.02)	31%	59%	3.73	101
40	Nidderdale High School Harrogate · Academy converter	41.5	-0.15 (-0.47 to 0.16)	35%	52%	3.45	79
41	Wensleydale School Leyburn · Community school	41.4	-0.08 (-0.42 to 0.26)	25%	51%	3.50	71
42	Scarborough University Technical College Scarborough · University technical college	40.2	-0.17 (-0.51 to 0.18)	25%	44%	2.88	64
43=	Boroughbridge High School York · Community school	40.0	-0.48 (-0.78 to -0.18)	32%	58%	3.46	89
43=	Norton College Malton · Academy converter	40.0	-0.51 (-0.77 to -0.26)	34%	55%	3.62	122
45	Filey Academy Filey · Academy sponsor led	39.1	-0.27 (-0.57 to 0.03)	34%	62%	3.48	86
46	The Skipton Academy Skipton · Academy sponsor led	37.0	-0.62 (-0.95 to -0.29)	18%	41%	3.13	73
47=	Graham School Scarborough · Academy sponsor led	36.1	-0.53 (-0.73 to -0.33)	28%	52%	3.14	211
47=	Harrogate High School Harrogate · Academy converter	36.1	-0.46 (-0.71 to -0.21)	26%	46%	3.08	139
49	Northallerton School & Sixth Form College Northallerton · Academy sponsor led	35.5	-0.76 (-0.97 to -0.55)	28%	46%	3.08	185
50	York High School York · Academy sponsor led	35.2	-0.75 (-0.99 to -0.51)	27%	45%	3.17	146
51	Risedale School Catterick Garrison · Community school	32.3	-0.56 (-0.83 to -0.29)	8%	18%	2.90	114
52	George Pindar School Scarborough · Academy sponsor led	30.9	-0.76 (-1.04 to -0.47)	15%	38%	2.63	98
–	Malton School Malton · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2024	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	Outwood Academy Riverside Middlesbrough · Free schools · No published GCSE results for 2024	–	–	–	–	–	–

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

Independent schools in North Yorkshire with published 2024 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	17.5	0%	85
Ashville College Harrogate · Other independent school	27.1	29%	155
Bootham School York · Other independent school	31.6	0%	81
Cundall Manor School Other independent school	50.8	62%	39
Fyling Hall School Whitby · Other independent school	38.6	32%	28
Giggleswick School Settle · Other independent school	37.3	0%	67
Harrogate Ladies' College Harrogate · Other independent school	32.8	40%	68
Queen Ethelburga's College York · Other independent school	38.7	15%	79
Queen Ethelburga's Prep School York · Other independent school	57.5	26%	74
Queen Mary's School Thirsk · Other independent school	64.4	65%	17
Read School Selby · Other independent school	49.0	46%	39
Scarborough College Scarborough · Other independent school	37.0	0%	83
St Peter's School 2-18 York · Other independent school	26.4	0%	121
Tees Valley College Middlesbrough · Other independent school	2.8	6%	18
The Mount School (York) York · Other independent school	48.8	47%	32

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 2024 was 45.9.

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 2024 archive of the table: each school's 2024 figures, ranked within that year, so a school with no 2024 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 2024: secondary school league table

Secondary schools in North Yorkshire ranked on Attainment 8

Independent schools in North Yorkshire with published 2024 GCSE results

More about schools in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire GCSE results: common questions