Which school had the best GCSE results in North Yorkshire in 2025?

On 2025 Attainment 8, Ripon Grammar School topped the table in North Yorkshire with 70.9, against an England average of 46.1. 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 2025 archive (the 2024/25 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. No Progress 8 exists for 2025 because these pupils sat no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020.

Why does a school in North Yorkshire show no 2025 GCSE results?

A school has no published figure for 2025 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 2025: secondary school league table

56 state secondary schools in North Yorkshire ranked on their 2025 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2024/25 academic year), with grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc average point score and cohort size for each school against the England average. 15 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.

This is the 2025 archive of the table. See the latest North Yorkshire GCSE results for the newest year the DfE has published.

County 56 state secondary schools 2024/25 results Archive year

Secondary schools in North Yorkshire ranked on Attainment 8

56 of 56 schools have published 2025 results. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2024/25.

Secondary schools in North Yorkshire ranked on Attainment 8, 2025 results
Rank	School	Attainment 8	Grade 5+ English & maths	Grade 4+ English & maths	EBacc APS	Pupils
–	England average	46.1	45%	65%	4.09	–
1	Ripon Grammar School Ripon · Community school	70.9	94%	98%	6.52	126
2	Skipton Girls' High School Skipton · Academy converter	69.7	90%	99%	6.57	115
3	Ermysted's Grammar School Skipton · Voluntary aided school	67.3	87%	97%	6.46	128
4 , up 15 places since 2024	Archbishop Holgate's School York · Academy converter	56.7	62%	82%	5.14	287
5 , up 3 places since 2024	Harrogate Grammar School Harrogate · Academy converter	56.6	68%	85%	5.24	289
6 , down 1 place since 2024	St Aidan's Church of England High School Harrogate · Academy converter	56.4	68%	86%	4.99	250
7 , down 3 places since 2024	Fulford School York · Academy converter	55.2	63%	82%	4.98	254
8 , down 3 places since 2024	St John Fisher Catholic Academy Harrogate · Academy converter	55.1	62%	80%	5.13	210
9 , down 2 places since 2024	St Francis Xavier School Richmond · Academy converter	54.6	61%	88%	4.96	113
10	Manor Church of England Academy York · Academy converter	54.0	65%	83%	4.62	229
11 , down 2 places since 2024	All Saints Catholic School York York · Academy converter	53.7	57%	75%	4.55	188
12 , up 2 places since 2024	Brayton Academy Selby · Academy sponsor led	53.4	68%	79%	5.02	161
13 , up 8 places since 2024	Millthorpe School York · Academy converter	53.2	63%	79%	4.90	198
14 , up 6 places since 2024	Lady Lumley's Academy Pickering · Academy sponsor led	52.7	70%	81%	4.67	139
15 , down 3 places since 2024	Outwood Academy Easingwold York · Academy sponsor led	52.0	63%	81%	4.67	110
16 , up 1 place since 2024	Ryedale School York · Academy converter	51.7	49%	73%	4.78	148
17 , down 2 places since 2024	Sherburn High School Leeds · Academy converter	51.3	65%	79%	4.40	143
18 , up 7 places since 2024	Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary Redcar · Academy converter	50.4	56%	76%	4.25	144
19 , down 6 places since 2024	Tadcaster Grammar School Tadcaster · Academy converter	50.0	50%	72%	4.19	257
20 , up 6 places since 2024	Huntcliff School Saltburn-by-the-Sea · Academy sponsor led	49.3	57%	76%	4.43	110
21 , up 3 places since 2024	St Augustine's Catholic School Scarborough · Academy converter	48.9	51%	74%	4.44	119
22= , down 6 places since 2024	Scalby Academy Scarborough · Academy converter	48.3	58%	76%	4.41	175
22= , up 11 places since 2024	Upper Wharfedale School Skipton · Community school	48.3	61%	81%	4.03	77
24= , down 2 places since 2024	Huntington School York · Community school	48.2	50%	70%	4.41	236
24= , up 8 places since 2024	Joseph Rowntree School York · Voluntary controlled school	48.2	46%	67%	4.49	225
26 , up 8 places since 2024	Laurence Jackson School Guisborough · Academy sponsor led	47.9	48%	71%	4.09	219
27 , up 3 places since 2024	South Craven School Keighley · Academy converter	47.5	41%	68%	3.90	295
28 , down 10 places since 2024	Woldgate School and Sixth Form College York · Academy converter	46.9	46%	66%	4.27	221
29=	Malton School Malton · Academy converter	46.6	50%	75%	4.25	159
29= , down 7 places since 2024	Outwood Academy Bydales Redcar · Academy sponsor led	46.6	56%	72%	4.50	143
29= , up 5 places since 2024	Outwood Academy Ripon Ripon · Academy converter	46.6	55%	76%	4.07	145
32= , up 9 places since 2024	Bedale High School Bedale · Community school	46.1	40%	73%	4.02	101
32= , down 1 place since 2024	King James's School Knaresborough · Community school	46.1	41%	68%	3.88	259
34 , down 7 places since 2024	Richmond School & Sixth Form College Richmond · Academy converter	45.6	42%	66%	4.11	215
35= , down 24 places since 2024	Stokesley School Stokesley · Academy converter	45.3	39%	64%	4.05	182
35= , up 2 places since 2024	Vale of York Academy York · Academy sponsor led	45.3	51%	70%	3.84	142
37 , down 8 places since 2024	Rossett School Harrogate · Academy converter	44.1	37%	62%	3.95	158
38 , up 6 places since 2024	Scarborough University Technical College Scarborough · University technical college	44.0	45%	67%	3.26	67
39 , down 1 place since 2024	Thirsk School & Sixth Form College Thirsk · Community school	43.5	39%	59%	3.93	165
40	Outwood Academy Riverside Middlesbrough · Free schools	43.2	28%	63%	3.94	109
41 , up 4 places since 2024	Boroughbridge High School York · Community school	43.0	39%	57%	3.85	65
42 , down 15 places since 2024	Barlby High School Selby · Academy converter	42.8	38%	60%	3.58	98
43= , down 4 places since 2024	Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science Selby · Community school	42.1	32%	59%	3.85	226
43= , down 3 places since 2024	Settle College Settle · Community school	42.1	31%	59%	3.77	112
45 , down 3 places since 2024	Nidderdale High School Harrogate · Academy converter	41.8	31%	53%	3.63	72
46 , up 2 places since 2024	The Skipton Academy Skipton · Academy sponsor led	41.6	29%	53%	3.49	89
47 , down 4 places since 2024	Wensleydale School Leyburn · Community school	41.5	35%	57%	3.51	72
48 , up 4 places since 2024	York High School York · Academy sponsor led	41.2	42%	61%	3.65	132
49 , down 4 places since 2024	Norton School Malton · Academy converter	41.0	36%	58%	3.58	133
50 , down 14 places since 2024	Whitby School Whitby · Community school	39.5	32%	51%	3.30	225
51 , down 2 places since 2024	Harrogate High School Harrogate · Academy converter	39.1	31%	53%	3.26	144
52 , down 3 places since 2024	Graham School Scarborough · Academy sponsor led	38.3	28%	55%	3.27	188
53 , down 2 places since 2024	Northallerton School & Sixth Form College Northallerton · Academy sponsor led	37.5	34%	50%	3.21	163
54 , down 7 places since 2024	Filey Academy Filey · Academy sponsor led	35.7	46%	58%	3.20	66
55 , down 1 place since 2024	George Pindar School Scarborough · Academy sponsor led	33.4	18%	46%	2.79	134
56 , down 3 places since 2024	Risedale School Catterick Garrison · Community school	29.8	5%	23%	2.61	111

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

Under each rank: the change since the 2024 table, in places gained (+) or lost (−). No figure means the rank is unchanged or the school had no ranked 2024 result.

Independent schools in North Yorkshire with published 2025 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	16.4	0%	56
Ashville College Harrogate · Other independent school	49.6	49%	84
Bootham School York · Other independent school	36.5	0%	74
Cundall Manor School Other independent school	60.6	61%	18
Duchy College Harrogate · Other independent school	28.6	0%	42
Fyling Hall School Whitby · Other independent school	35.4	37%	35
Giggleswick School Settle · Other independent school	34.9	0%	58
Queen Ethelburga's College York · Other independent school	24.4	0%	85
Queen Ethelburga's Prep School York · Other independent school	38.8	0%	48
Queen Mary's School Thirsk · Other independent school	26.8	34%	41
Read School Selby · Other independent school	51.3	64%	52
Scarborough College Scarborough · Other independent school	38.1	0%	77
St Peter's School 2-18 York · Other independent school	25.7	0%	110
Tees Valley College Middlesbrough · Other independent school	6.2	0%	20
The Mount School (York) York · Other independent school	48.0	38%	34

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 2025 was 46.1.

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 is not shown: the DfE published no Progress 8 for 2025 because these pupils sat no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020, 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.

This is the 2025 archive of the table: each school's 2025 figures, ranked within that year, so a school with no 2025 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 2025: secondary school league table

Secondary schools in North Yorkshire ranked on Attainment 8

Independent schools in North Yorkshire with published 2025 GCSE results

More about schools in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire GCSE results: common questions