Yorkshire GCSE results 2026: secondary school league table
100 state secondary schools in 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. 48 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.
Region 296 state secondary schools 2025/26 results
Secondary schools in Yorkshire ranked on Attainment 8
100 of 296 schools have published 2026 results; the top 100 are shown here. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2025/26.
| 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 | Heckmondwike Grammar School Heckmondwike · Academy converter | 78.9 | 78% | 100% | 100% | – | 207 |
| 2 | The Crossley Heath School Halifax · Academy converter | 73.2 | 64% | 97% | 99% | – | 179 |
| 3 | Ripon Grammar School Ripon · Community school | 69.9 | 43% | 92% | 98% | – | 129 |
| 4 , up 1 place since 2025 | The North Halifax Grammar School Halifax · Academy converter | 69.6 | 50% | 94% | 100% | – | 179 |
| 5 , down 1 place since 2025 | Skipton Girls' High School Skipton · Academy converter | 67.5 | 28% | 87% | 97% | – | 113 |
| 6 | Mercia School Sheffield · Free schools | 66.6 | 43% | 79% | 93% | – | 177 |
| 7 | Ermysted's Grammar School Skipton · Voluntary aided school | 64.3 | 33% | 84% | 95% | – | 123 |
| 8 , up 5 places since 2025 | Silverdale School Sheffield · Academy converter | 61.3 | 34% | 75% | 90% | – | 182 |
| 9 , up 23 places since 2025 | Allerton High School Leeds · Community school | 60.2 | 33% | 76% | 85% | – | 246 |
| 10 , up 2 places since 2025 | Horsforth School Leeds · Academy converter | 60.1 | 28% | 75% | 88% | – | 283 |
| 11= , up 10 places since 2025 | Fulford School York · Academy converter | 59.7 | 29% | 72% | 86% | – | 275 |
| 11= , down 3 places since 2025 | High Storrs School Sheffield · Academy converter | 59.7 | 31% | 74% | 86% | – | 243 |
| 13 , up 4 places since 2025 | St Aidan's Church of England High School Harrogate · Academy converter | 59.4 | 23% | 74% | 88% | – | 253 |
| 14 , down 4 places since 2025 | Tapton School & Sixth Form Sheffield · Academy converter | 59.1 | 34% | 73% | 86% | – | 259 |
| 15 , up 25 places since 2025 | Notre Dame High School Sheffield · Academy converter | 58.8 | 26% | 64% | 84% | – | 213 |
| 16 , up 2 places since 2025 | King Ecgbert School Sheffield · Academy converter | 57.7 | 29% | 72% | 82% | – | 205 |
| 17= , up 2 places since 2025 | Abbey Grange Church of England Academy Leeds · Academy converter | 57.1 | 25% | 70% | 84% | – | 237 |
| 17= , up 8 places since 2025 | Lift Kingswood Hull · Academy sponsor led | 57.1 | 21% | 63% | 82% | – | 273 |
| 19= , down 3 places since 2025 | Ilkley Grammar School Ilkley · Academy converter | 56.6 | 27% | 58% | 78% | – | 319 |
| 19= , up 6 places since 2025 | St. Mary's Menston Ilkley · Academy converter | 56.6 | 19% | 71% | 86% | – | 200 |
| 21 , up 2 places since 2025 | Roundhay School Leeds · Community school | 56.4 | 25% | 65% | 84% | – | 303 |
| 22 , down 13 places since 2025 | Holmfirth High School Holmfirth · Community school | 56.2 | 28% | 69% | 84% | – | 261 |
| 23 , down 8 places since 2025 | Harrogate Grammar School Harrogate · Academy converter | 56.0 | 21% | 63% | 82% | – | 289 |
| 24 , down 14 places since 2025 | Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School Leeds · Voluntary aided school | 55.5 | 19% | 72% | 83% | – | 184 |
| 25 | Trinity Academy Leeds Leeds · Free schools | 55.4 | 14% | 63% | 80% | – | 228 |
| 26 , up 2 places since 2025 | Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy Bradford · Academy converter | 55.3 | 17% | 53% | 74% | – | 118 |
| 27= , up 7 places since 2025 | All Saints Catholic School York York · Academy converter | 55.1 | 22% | 55% | 76% | – | 191 |
| 27= , up 2 places since 2025 | The Morley Academy Leeds · Academy converter | 55.1 | 25% | 62% | 79% | – | 278 |
| 29 , down 9 places since 2025 | Boston Spa Academy Wetherby · Academy converter | 54.9 | 28% | 67% | 83% | – | 270 |
| 30= , up 26 places since 2025 | Honley High School Holmfirth · Academy converter | 54.8 | 21% | 70% | 82% | – | 250 |
| 30= , down 3 places since 2025 | St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy Hull · Academy converter | 54.8 | 22% | 58% | 76% | – | 358 |
| 32 , up 10 places since 2025 | Dixons Kings Academy Bradford · Free schools | 54.7 | 26% | 64% | 77% | – | 168 |
| 33 , up 32 places since 2025 | Mount St Mary's Catholic High School Leeds · Voluntary aided school | 54.6 | 18% | 50% | 75% | – | 189 |
| 34 , up 8 places since 2025 | Lady Lumley's Academy Pickering · Academy sponsor led | 54.5 | 23% | 70% | 83% | – | 120 |
| 35 , down 6 places since 2025 | St Francis Xavier School Richmond · Academy converter | 54.4 | 15% | 60% | 79% | – | 127 |
| 36 , up 12 places since 2025 | Ryedale School York · Academy converter | 53.5 | 24% | 64% | 78% | – | 123 |
| 37 | Trinity Academy St. Edwards Barnsley · Free schools | 53.4 | 25% | 66% | 80% | – | 171 |
| 38 , up 6 places since 2025 | The Hayfield School Doncaster · Academy converter | 53.3 | 23% | 62% | 79% | – | 201 |
| 39 , up 8 places since 2025 | Outwood Academy Easingwold York · Academy sponsor led | 53.2 | 19% | 61% | 78% | – | 124 |
| 40= , up 25 places since 2025 | Guiseley School Leeds · Foundation school | 53.0 | 18% | 62% | 79% | – | 235 |
| 40= , up 37 places since 2025 | Ron Dearing UTC Hull · University technical college | 53.0 | 14% | 70% | 83% | – | 223 |
| 42 , up 29 places since 2025 | Hungerhill School Doncaster · Academy converter | 52.9 | 22% | 60% | 79% | – | 211 |
| 43 , up 53 places since 2025 | Newfield Secondary School Sheffield · Academy sponsor led | 52.8 | 22% | 61% | 77% | – | 196 |
| 44 , down 31 places since 2025 | Archbishop Holgate's School York · Academy converter | 52.7 | 19% | 56% | 76% | – | 284 |
| 45= , up 85 places since 2025 | Beverley Grammar School Beverley · Academy converter | 52.6 | 16% | 59% | 81% | – | 135 |
| 45= , up 8 places since 2025 | Salendine Nook High School Huddersfield · Academy converter | 52.6 | 17% | 56% | 75% | – | 279 |
| 45= , down 22 places since 2025 | St John Fisher Catholic Academy Harrogate · Academy converter | 52.6 | 17% | 58% | 83% | – | 209 |
| 48= , up 20 places since 2025 | Dixons City Academy Bradford · Academy sponsor led | 52.5 | 25% | 57% | 75% | – | 184 |
| 48= , up 1 place since 2025 | Dixons Trinity Academy Bradford · Free schools | 52.5 | 22% | 54% | 72% | – | 138 |
| 50= , down 21 places since 2025 | Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College Otley · Academy converter | 52.3 | 19% | 57% | 78% | – | 253 |
| 50= , down 10 places since 2025 | Woodkirk Academy Wakefield · Academy converter | 52.3 | 22% | 58% | 78% | – | 279 |
| 52= , up 59 places since 2025 | Ash Hill Academy Doncaster · Academy sponsor led | 52.2 | 14% | 70% | 84% | – | 134 |
| 52= , up 55 places since 2025 | Dixons McMillan Academy Bradford · Free schools | 52.2 | 17% | 53% | 77% | – | 130 |
| 54 , up 5 places since 2025 | Tadcaster Grammar School Tadcaster · Academy converter | 52.0 | 16% | 56% | 78% | – | 251 |
| 55= , up 5 places since 2025 | Ark The King's School Pontefract · Academy converter | 51.8 | 18% | 57% | 79% | – | 208 |
| 55= , down 5 places since 2025 | Shelley College Huddersfield · Academy converter | 51.8 | 18% | 59% | 77% | – | 353 |
| 57= , down 18 places since 2025 | Beckfoot School Bingley · Academy converter | 51.5 | 19% | 58% | 74% | – | 262 |
| 57= , up 48 places since 2025 | Brigshaw High School Castleford · Academy converter | 51.5 | 16% | 58% | 73% | – | 233 |
| 57= , down 2 places since 2025 | The Brooksbank School Elland · Academy converter | 51.5 | 21% | 57% | 75% | – | 264 |
| 60= , down 25 places since 2025 | Penistone Grammar School Sheffield · Community school | 51.4 | 16% | 59% | 79% | – | 318 |
| 60= , up 13 places since 2025 | The Ruth Gorse Academy Leeds · Free schools | 51.4 | 16% | 52% | 71% | – | 252 |
| 62 , down 12 places since 2025 | Sherburn High School Leeds · Academy converter | 51.3 | 18% | 56% | 78% | – | 160 |
| 63= , down 3 places since 2025 | All Saints' Catholic High School Sheffield · Academy converter | 51.2 | 16% | 53% | 69% | – | 204 |
| 63= , up 29 places since 2025 | Allerton Grange School Leeds · Community school | 51.2 | 21% | 56% | 72% | – | 299 |
| 63= , up 10 places since 2025 | Cockburn School Leeds · Academy converter | 51.2 | 20% | 56% | 73% | – | 233 |
| 66 , up 17 places since 2025 | Carr Manor Community School Leeds · Foundation school | 51.1 | 18% | 58% | 71% | – | 207 |
| 67= , up 49 places since 2025 | BBG Academy Birkenshaw · Academy sponsor led | 51.0 | 21% | 56% | 75% | – | 207 |
| 67= , up 17 places since 2025 | Horbury Academy Wakefield · Academy converter | 51.0 | 19% | 53% | 77% | – | 225 |
| 69= , down 31 places since 2025 | Garforth Academy Leeds · Academy converter | 50.9 | 20% | 62% | 79% | – | 319 |
| 69= , down 15 places since 2025 | King Edward VII School Sheffield · Community school | 50.9 | 20% | 60% | 76% | – | 231 |
| 69= , down 9 places since 2025 | Rastrick High School Brighouse · Academy converter | 50.9 | 19% | 57% | 75% | – | 353 |
| 69= , up 15 places since 2025 | Trinity Academy Cathedral Wakefield · Academy converter | 50.9 | 16% | 53% | 73% | – | 195 |
| 73 , down 27 places since 2025 | Darton Academy Barnsley · Academy sponsor led | 50.7 | 22% | 66% | 77% | – | 186 |
| 74 , down 53 places since 2025 | Leeds Jewish Free School Leeds · Free schools | 50.6 | 4% | 63% | 82% | – | 27 |
| 75 , down 42 places since 2025 | Manor Church of England Academy York · Academy converter | 50.4 | 21% | 58% | 77% | – | 226 |
| 76 , up 3 places since 2025 | St Bernard's Catholic High School Rotherham · Academy converter | 50.3 | 13% | 51% | 77% | – | 166 |
| 77 , down 40 places since 2025 | Millthorpe School York · Academy converter | 50.2 | 23% | 55% | 73% | – | 203 |
| 78= , down 33 places since 2025 | South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College North Ferriby · Academy converter | 50.1 | 15% | 54% | 75% | – | 311 |
| 78= , up 31 places since 2025 | Wingfield Academy Rotherham · Academy converter | 50.1 | 22% | 52% | 68% | – | 191 |
| 80 , down 44 places since 2025 | Brayton Academy Selby · Academy sponsor led | 50.0 | 15% | 59% | 73% | – | 169 |
| 81= , up 11 places since 2025 | Huntington School York · Community school | 49.9 | 13% | 47% | 68% | – | 238 |
| 81= , up 9 places since 2025 | Scalby Academy Scarborough · Academy converter | 49.9 | 21% | 66% | 81% | – | 171 |
| 83= , down 10 places since 2025 | Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford Bradford · Free schools | 49.8 | 15% | 66% | 78% | – | 117 |
| 83= , down 31 places since 2025 | Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College Ossett · Academy converter | 49.8 | 15% | 51% | 73% | – | 300 |
| 83= , up 22 places since 2025 | Rossington All Saints Academy Doncaster · Academy sponsor led | 49.8 | 25% | 65% | 78% | – | 153 |
| 86= , down 26 places since 2025 | Goole Academy Goole · Academy converter | 49.7 | 12% | 56% | 70% | – | 275 |
| 86= , up 44 places since 2025 | University Technical College Leeds Leeds · University technical college | 49.7 | 13% | 55% | 75% | – | 140 |
| 86= , up 11 places since 2025 | Wath Academy Rotherham · Academy sponsor led | 49.7 | 19% | 51% | 70% | – | 309 |
| 86= , up 25 places since 2025 | Woldgate School and Sixth Form College York · Academy converter | 49.7 | 11% | 54% | 74% | – | 219 |
| 90 , up 76 places since 2025 | Scarborough University Technical College Scarborough · University technical college | 49.6 | 13% | 60% | 80% | – | 80 |
| 91 | The Calder Learning Trust Hebden Bridge · Academy converter | 49.5 | 15% | 50% | 73% | – | 229 |
| 92= , down 21 places since 2025 | Bradfield Secondary School Sheffield · Academy converter | 49.4 | 10% | 55% | 73% | – | 186 |
| 92= , up 63 places since 2025 | Trinity Academy Halifax Halifax · Academy sponsor led | 49.4 | 8% | 52% | 71% | – | 317 |
| 94 , up 30 places since 2025 | Crofton Academy Wakefield · Academy converter | 49.3 | 24% | 48% | 71% | – | 203 |
| 95= , up 13 places since 2025 | Outwood Grange Academy Wakefield · Academy sponsor led | 49.2 | 17% | 57% | 78% | – | 357 |
| 95= , up 80 places since 2025 | Sir Thomas Wharton Academy Doncaster · Academy converter | 49.2 | 14% | 61% | 78% | – | 180 |
| 95= , down 25 places since 2025 | Wetherby High School Wetherby · Foundation school | 49.2 | 19% | 51% | 72% | – | 144 |
| 98= , down 11 places since 2025 | Doncaster UTC Doncaster · University technical college | 49.1 | 12% | 45% | 68% | – | 177 |
| 98= , up 22 places since 2025 | Malton School Malton · Academy converter | 49.1 | 10% | 55% | 72% | – | 145 |
| 98= , up 29 places since 2025 | St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School Wakefield · Academy converter | 49.1 | 15% | 51% | 66% | – | 142 |
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.
GCSE results by local authority in Yorkshire
This page shows the top 100 of 296 schools across Yorkshire. Each local authority has its own full table.
Independent schools in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ackworth School West Yorkshire · Other independent school | 38.0 | 2% | 60 |
| Al Kauthar Girls Academy Leeds · Other independent school | 35.3 | 25% | 12 |
| Al-Mahad Al-Islami South Yorkshire · Other independent school | 41.6 | 41% | 32 |
| Al Mumin Primary and Secondary School Bradford · Other independent school | 40.6 | 18% | 17 |
| Ampleforth College York · Other independent school | 16.7 | 0% | 61 |
| Ashville College Harrogate · Other independent school | 51.0 | 57% | 85 |
| Beacon Lights Schools Halifax · Other independent school | 22.2 | 4% | 26 |
| Bethany School Sheffield · Other independent school | 54.7 | 57% | 7 |
| Birkdale School Sheffield · Other independent school | 11.8 | 0% | 276 |
| Bootham School York · Other independent school | 35.2 | 0% | 82 |
| Bradford Christian School Bradford · Other independent school | 62.8 | 85% | 13 |
| Bradford Grammar School Other independent school | 22.1 | 0% | 156 |
| Brian Jackson College Heckmondwike · Other independent school | 0.6 | 0% | 29 |
| Cambridge Street School Batley · Other independent school | 28.9 | 20% | 30 |
| Cundall Manor School Other independent school | 61.0 | 83% | 23 |
| Darul Uloom Dawatul Imaan Bradford · Other independent school | 61.0 | 81% | 16 |
| Duchy College Harrogate · Other independent school | 28.2 | 0% | 37 |
| Eden Springs Girls Secondary Other independent school | 48.3 | 35% | 26 |
| Eternal Light Bradford · Other independent school | 31.2 | 32% | 28 |
| Fyling Hall School Whitby · Other independent school | 40.5 | 50% | 30 |
| Gateways School Leeds · Other independent school | 46.2 | 0% | 53 |
| Giggleswick School Settle · Other independent school | 34.3 | 0% | 46 |
| Hill House School South Yorkshire · Other independent school | 26.6 | 0% | 106 |
| Hipperholme Grammar School Other independent school | 46.6 | 52% | 46 |
| Huddersfield Grammar School Huddersfield · Other independent school | 58.7 | 63% | 64 |
| Hymers College Other independent school | 38.3 | 0% | 126 |
| Jaamiatul Imaam Muhammad Zakaria Bradford · Other independent school | 50.1 | 75% | 51 |
| LS-TEN West Yorkshire · Other independent school | 3.2 | 0% | 23 |
| Madni Academy Dewsbury · Other independent school | 43.8 | 36% | 31 |
| OneSchool Global York Campus York · Other independent school | 3.6 | 0% | 9 |
| Pocklington School York · Other independent school | 35.4 | 0% | 74 |
| Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield Wakefield · Other independent school | 45.4 | 0% | 110 |
| 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 |
| Rida Girls High School West Yorkshire · Other independent school | 57.3 | 73% | 37 |
| Rishworth School Sowerby Bridge · Other independent school | 15.6 | 0% | 95 |
| Scarborough College Scarborough · Other independent school | 25.6 | 0% | 69 |
| Sheffield High School GDST Sheffield · Other independent school | 18.4 | 0% | 82 |
| Silcoates School West Yorkshire · Other independent school | 33.2 | 0% | 51 |
| St Peter's School 2-18 York · Other independent school | 25.7 | 0% | 117 |
| The Fountain School Bradford · Other independent school | 65.6 | 86% | 7 |
| The Grammar School At Leeds Leeds · Other independent school | 45.5 | 0% | 205 |
| The Mount School (York) York · Other independent school | 18.3 | 0% | 44 |
| Tranby Hull · Other independent school | 48.3 | 0% | 53 |
| Westbourne School Sheffield · Other independent school | 58.7 | 63% | 59 |
| Woodhouse Grove School Bradford · Other independent school | 23.4 | 0% | 115 |