Which school has the best GCSE results in York?

On 2026 Attainment 8, Fulford School tops the table in York with 59.7, 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 York 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 York 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.

York GCSE results 2026: secondary school league table

13 state secondary schools in York 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. 8 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.

Town 13 state secondary schools 2025/26 results

Secondary schools in York ranked on Attainment 8

13 of 13 schools have published 2026 results. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2025/26.

Secondary schools in York 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 , up 1 place since 2025	Fulford School York · Academy converter	59.7	29%	72%	86%	–	275
2 , up 2 places since 2025	All Saints Catholic School York York · Academy converter	55.1	22%	55%	76%	–	191
3 , up 4 places since 2025	Ryedale School York · Academy converter	53.5	24%	64%	78%	–	123
4 , up 2 places since 2025	Outwood Academy Easingwold York · Academy sponsor led	53.2	19%	61%	78%	–	124
5 , down 4 places since 2025	Archbishop Holgate's School York · Academy converter	52.7	19%	56%	76%	–	284
6 , down 3 places since 2025	Manor Church of England Academy York · Academy converter	50.4	21%	58%	77%	–	226
7 , down 2 places since 2025	Millthorpe School York · Academy converter	50.2	23%	55%	73%	–	203
8	Huntington School York · Community school	49.9	13%	47%	68%	–	238
9 , up 1 place since 2025	Woldgate School and Sixth Form College York · Academy converter	49.7	11%	54%	74%	–	219
10 , down 2 places since 2025	Joseph Rowntree School York · Voluntary controlled school	46.0	11%	45%	64%	–	213
11 , up 1 place since 2025	Boroughbridge High School York · Community school	42.8	9%	38%	53%	–	97
12 , down 1 place since 2025	Vale of York Academy York · Academy sponsor led	42.7	10%	43%	60%	–	136
13	York High School York · Academy sponsor led	38.8	8%	40%	66%	–	119

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 York 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
Bootham School York · Other independent school	35.2	0%	82
OneSchool Global York Campus York · Other independent school	3.6	0%	9
Pocklington School York · Other independent school	35.4	0%	74
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
St Peter's School 2-18 York · Other independent school	25.7	0%	117
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 York on our composite score

York GCSE results 2026: secondary school league table

Secondary schools in York ranked on Attainment 8

Independent schools in York with published GCSE results

More about schools in York

York GCSE results: common questions