Yorkshire GCSE results 2022: secondary school league table
100 state secondary schools in Yorkshire ranked on their 2022 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2021/22 academic year), with grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, Progress 8, EBacc average point score and cohort size for each school. 46 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.
This is the 2022 archive of the table. See the latest Yorkshire GCSE results for the newest year the DfE has published.
Region 295 state secondary schools 2021/22 results Archive year
Secondary schools in Yorkshire ranked on Attainment 8
100 of 295 schools have published 2022 results; the top 100 are shown here. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2021/22.
| Rank | School | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Grade 5+ English & maths | Grade 4+ English & maths | EBacc APS | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heckmondwike Grammar School Heckmondwike · Academy converter | 78.4 | +0.72 (0.53 to 0.92) | 98% | 99% | 6.90 | 207 |
| 2 | Ripon Grammar School Ripon · Community school | 74.2 | +0.91 (0.66 to 1.17) | 97% | 100% | 6.97 | 126 |
| 3 | Ermysted's Grammar School Skipton · Voluntary aided school | 73.7 | +0.63 (0.37 to 0.89) | 96% | 99% | 7.14 | 113 |
| 4 | The Crossley Heath School Halifax · Academy converter | 72.3 | +0.29 (0.08 to 0.50) | 94% | 99% | 7.02 | 182 |
| 5 | Skipton Girls' High School Skipton · Academy converter | 70.4 | +0.50 (0.26 to 0.73) | 94% | 99% | 6.81 | 142 |
| 6 | The North Halifax Grammar School Halifax · Academy converter | 69.9 | +0.08 (-0.13 to 0.29) | 98% | 99% | 6.24 | 186 |
| 7 | Silverdale School Sheffield · Academy converter | 63.0 | +0.73 (0.52 to 0.94) | 75% | 89% | 5.78 | 176 |
| 8= | Ilkley Grammar School Ilkley · Academy converter | 62.7 | +0.64 (0.47 to 0.80) | 68% | 87% | 5.51 | 285 |
| 8= | St Francis Xavier School Richmond · Academy converter | 62.7 | +0.82 (0.56 to 1.07) | 76% | 90% | 5.56 | 119 |
| 10= | Fulford School York · Academy converter | 62.0 | +0.66 (0.49 to 0.83) | 73% | 87% | 5.71 | 263 |
| 10= | Harrogate Grammar School Harrogate · Academy converter | 62.0 | +0.44 (0.27 to 0.62) | 78% | 92% | 5.82 | 285 |
| 12 | St Aidan's Church of England High School Harrogate · Academy converter | 61.8 | +0.60 (0.43 to 0.78) | 76% | 89% | 5.65 | 282 |
| 13 | Dixons Trinity Academy Bradford · Free schools | 61.1 | +0.96 (0.70 to 1.22) | 70% | 89% | 5.60 | 116 |
| 14 | Tapton School & Sixth Form Sheffield · Academy converter | 60.6 | +0.60 (0.43 to 0.78) | 74% | 86% | 5.58 | 262 |
| 15 | Penistone Grammar School Sheffield · Community school | 60.1 | +0.49 (0.33 to 0.66) | 76% | 91% | 5.16 | 278 |
| 16 | Horsforth School Leeds · Academy converter | 59.9 | +0.51 (0.32 to 0.69) | 73% | 86% | 5.52 | 225 |
| 17 | Abbey Grange Church of England Academy Leeds · Academy converter | 59.8 | +0.60 (0.42 to 0.78) | 68% | 85% | 5.46 | 239 |
| 18 | Leeds Jewish Free School Leeds · Free schools | 58.9 | +0.40 (-0.15 to 0.95) | 82% | 86% | 5.25 | 28 |
| 19 | Boston Spa Academy Wetherby · Academy converter | 58.7 | +0.75 (0.53 to 0.98) | 73% | 84% | 5.11 | 160 |
| 20= | Lift Kingswood Hull · Academy sponsor led | 58.4 | +0.56 (0.36 to 0.75) | 65% | 78% | 4.77 | 208 |
| 20= | Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College Otley · Academy converter | 58.4 | +0.55 (0.37 to 0.72) | 66% | 84% | 5.36 | 256 |
| 22 | Outwood Academy Easingwold York · Academy sponsor led | 58.2 | +0.60 (0.31 to 0.89) | 69% | 85% | 5.42 | 96 |
| 23= | Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School Leeds · Voluntary aided school | 58.0 | +0.58 (0.38 to 0.79) | 71% | 84% | 5.39 | 182 |
| 23= | High Storrs School Sheffield · Academy converter | 58.0 | +0.14 (-0.04 to 0.32) | 75% | 90% | 5.79 | 240 |
| 25 | Notre Dame High School Sheffield · Academy converter | 57.8 | +0.51 (0.32 to 0.70) | 70% | 88% | 4.99 | 217 |
| 26= | Dixons Kings Academy Bradford · Free schools | 57.5 | +0.71 (0.50 to 0.93) | 71% | 81% | 5.35 | 168 |
| 26= | St. Mary's Menston Ilkley · Academy converter | 57.5 | +0.35 (0.15 to 0.54) | 66% | 84% | 5.19 | 203 |
| 28 | The Hayfield School Doncaster · Academy converter | 57.2 | +0.55 (0.36 to 0.75) | 74% | 86% | 4.47 | 204 |
| 29 | Tadcaster Grammar School Tadcaster · Academy converter | 56.8 | +0.49 (0.32 to 0.66) | 65% | 84% | 4.76 | 261 |
| 30 | The Morley Academy Leeds · Academy converter | 56.7 | +0.86 (0.71 to 1.01) | 59% | 83% | 4.94 | 335 |
| 31 | Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy Bradford · Academy converter | 56.5 | +0.86 (0.61 to 1.10) | 52% | 73% | 5.09 | 132 |
| 32= | Dixons City Academy Bradford · Academy sponsor led | 56.4 | +0.58 (0.37 to 0.80) | 70% | 82% | 5.21 | 174 |
| 32= | King Ecgbert School Sheffield · Academy converter | 56.4 | +0.39 (0.20 to 0.58) | 64% | 82% | 5.04 | 210 |
| 34 | Holmfirth High School Holmfirth · Community school | 56.3 | +0.43 (0.25 to 0.60) | 68% | 79% | 4.71 | 260 |
| 35 | Beckfoot School Bingley · Academy converter | 56.1 | +0.40 (0.23 to 0.56) | 62% | 79% | 4.66 | 268 |
| 36= | Archbishop Holgate's School York · Academy converter | 55.9 | +0.73 (0.57 to 0.90) | 56% | 80% | 4.82 | 299 |
| 36= | Hull Trinity House Academy Hull · Academy converter | 55.9 | +0.26 (-0.01 to 0.53) | 73% | 79% | 5.00 | 107 |
| 38 | Beverley High School Beverley · Community school | 55.6 | +0.22 (-0.01 to 0.45) | 58% | 77% | 5.10 | 148 |
| 39 | Guiseley School Leeds · Foundation school | 55.5 | +0.23 (0.04 to 0.41) | 67% | 83% | 5.12 | 225 |
| 40 | Huntington School York · Community school | 55.4 | +0.24 (0.06 to 0.42) | 54% | 78% | 5.13 | 237 |
| 41 | Woodkirk Academy Wakefield · Academy converter | 55.3 | +0.48 (0.32 to 0.64) | 69% | 84% | 5.12 | 307 |
| 42 | Shelley College Huddersfield · Academy converter | 55.1 | +0.58 (0.44 to 0.73) | 65% | 81% | 5.17 | 359 |
| 43= | Allerton High School Leeds · Community school | 55.0 | +0.19 (0.00 to 0.37) | 76% | 87% | 5.22 | 221 |
| 43= | Ryedale School York · Academy converter | 55.0 | +0.43 (0.20 to 0.67) | 65% | 78% | 4.97 | 139 |
| 45= | Stokesley School Stokesley · Academy converter | 54.6 | -0.09 (-0.29 to 0.11) | 60% | 81% | 5.03 | 198 |
| 45= | Wath Academy Rotherham · Academy sponsor led | 54.6 | +0.46 (0.30 to 0.63) | 57% | 80% | 4.44 | 275 |
| 47 | Beverley Grammar School Beverley · Academy converter | 54.4 | +0.16 (-0.07 to 0.39) | 62% | 78% | 4.72 | 143 |
| 48 | Garforth Academy Leeds · Academy converter | 54.1 | +0.42 (0.26 to 0.58) | 67% | 83% | 4.88 | 302 |
| 49 | Sherburn High School Leeds · Academy converter | 53.4 | +0.45 (0.21 to 0.69) | 64% | 79% | 4.63 | 141 |
| 50 | Wetherby High School Wetherby · Foundation school | 53.3 | +0.26 (-0.02 to 0.53) | 63% | 78% | 4.72 | 105 |
| 51 | Wickersley School and Sports College Rotherham · Academy converter | 53.1 | -0.22 (-0.37 to -0.07) | 59% | 76% | 4.40 | 358 |
| 52= | South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College North Ferriby · Academy converter | 53.0 | +0.22 (0.07 to 0.37) | 60% | 81% | 4.70 | 340 |
| 52= | The Farnley Academy Leeds · Academy sponsor led | 53.0 | +0.66 (0.49 to 0.84) | 58% | 73% | 4.41 | 255 |
| 54 | BBG Academy Birkenshaw · Academy sponsor led | 52.9 | +0.26 (0.06 to 0.45) | 64% | 80% | 4.85 | 198 |
| 55= | Castleford Academy Castleford · Academy converter | 52.8 | +0.63 (0.46 to 0.80) | 58% | 75% | 4.44 | 269 |
| 55= | Roundhay School Leeds · Community school | 52.8 | +0.36 (0.20 to 0.52) | 63% | 79% | 4.89 | 295 |
| 57 | The King's School Pontefract · Academy converter | 52.6 | +0.54 (0.34 to 0.74) | 60% | 78% | 4.64 | 197 |
| 58 | Meadowhead School Academy Trust Sheffield · Academy converter | 52.4 | +0.34 (0.18 to 0.49) | 58% | 76% | 4.54 | 328 |
| 59= | Bradford Girls' Grammar School Bradford · Free schools | 52.3 | +0.41 (0.14 to 0.68) | 47% | 75% | 4.72 | 106 |
| 59= | Richmond School & Sixth Form College Richmond · Academy converter | 52.3 | +0.26 (0.06 to 0.46) | 52% | 76% | 4.78 | 193 |
| 61= | Salendine Nook High School Huddersfield · Academy converter | 52.2 | -0.01 (-0.18 to 0.15) | 55% | 79% | 4.86 | 272 |
| 61= | Woldgate School and Sixth Form College York · Academy converter | 52.2 | +0.09 (-0.11 to 0.29) | 57% | 75% | 4.75 | 202 |
| 63= | Rastrick High School Brighouse · Academy converter | 52.0 | +0.33 (0.17 to 0.50) | 60% | 76% | 4.46 | 288 |
| 63= | Wales High School Sheffield · Academy converter | 52.0 | +0.12 (-0.04 to 0.28) | 57% | 80% | 4.60 | 306 |
| 65 | Kettlethorpe High School Wakefield · Community school | 51.9 | +0.33 (0.17 to 0.48) | 57% | 78% | 4.91 | 335 |
| 66 | Manor Church of England Academy York · Academy converter | 51.8 | +0.10 (-0.09 to 0.29) | 55% | 75% | 4.53 | 206 |
| 67 | Stocksbridge High School Sheffield · Academy converter | 51.7 | -0.08 (-0.31 to 0.15) | 57% | 72% | 4.45 | 148 |
| 68= | Bruntcliffe Academy Leeds · Academy sponsor led | 51.6 | +0.70 (0.47 to 0.93) | 64% | 75% | 4.45 | 151 |
| 68= | Joseph Rowntree School York · Voluntary controlled school | 51.6 | +0.14 (-0.05 to 0.33) | 54% | 75% | 4.74 | 220 |
| 68= | King James's School Huddersfield · Academy converter | 51.6 | +0.09 (-0.10 to 0.29) | 56% | 75% | 4.73 | 201 |
| 71= | Horizon Community College Barnsley · Academy converter | 51.5 | +0.31 (0.17 to 0.45) | 51% | 66% | 4.52 | 385 |
| 71= | The Mirfield Free Grammar Mirfield · Academy converter | 51.5 | -0.08 (-0.27 to 0.11) | 64% | 80% | 4.09 | 220 |
| 73 | St Bernard's Catholic High School Rotherham · Academy converter | 51.3 | +0.13 (-0.11 to 0.37) | 57% | 76% | 3.38 | 141 |
| 74 | Brigshaw High School Castleford · Academy converter | 51.2 | +0.47 (0.29 to 0.66) | 55% | 75% | 4.49 | 229 |
| 75= | Hungerhill School Doncaster · Academy converter | 51.1 | +0.33 (0.15 to 0.51) | 51% | 74% | 4.66 | 249 |
| 75= | Millthorpe School York · Academy converter | 51.1 | -0.05 (-0.24 to 0.14) | 52% | 69% | 4.24 | 210 |
| 77= | Darton Academy Barnsley · Academy sponsor led | 51.0 | +0.40 (0.22 to 0.58) | 61% | 74% | 4.36 | 235 |
| 77= | Rossett School Harrogate · Academy converter | 51.0 | -0.10 (-0.29 to 0.09) | 58% | 74% | 4.72 | 224 |
| 77= | Upper Wharfedale School Skipton · Community school | 51.0 | +0.55 (0.21 to 0.90) | 63% | 78% | 4.30 | 67 |
| 80= | Horbury Academy Wakefield · Academy converter | 50.9 | +0.16 (-0.04 to 0.36) | 58% | 74% | 4.23 | 200 |
| 80= | Wingfield Academy Rotherham · Academy converter | 50.9 | +0.44 (0.20 to 0.69) | 43% | 70% | 4.16 | 129 |
| 82 | Bingley Grammar School Bingley · Voluntary aided school | 50.8 | +0.00 (-0.16 to 0.16) | 55% | 79% | 4.46 | 301 |
| 83= | Hall Cross Academy Doncaster · Academy converter | 50.6 | +0.38 (0.21 to 0.55) | 55% | 73% | 4.00 | 269 |
| 83= | Honley High School Holmfirth · Academy converter | 50.6 | +0.02 (-0.15 to 0.19) | 53% | 70% | 4.37 | 255 |
| 83= | Kirk Balk Academy Barnsley · Academy sponsor led | 50.6 | +0.08 (-0.10 to 0.25) | 54% | 76% | 4.57 | 237 |
| 86= | Carleton High School Pontefract · Academy converter | 50.5 | +0.58 (0.37 to 0.79) | 52% | 69% | 4.30 | 181 |
| 86= | Longcroft School and Sixth Form College Beverley · Community school | 50.5 | -0.14 (-0.35 to 0.06) | 56% | 73% | 4.38 | 184 |
| 86= | Outwood Grange Academy Wakefield · Academy sponsor led | 50.5 | -0.05 (-0.20 to 0.10) | 61% | 79% | 4.36 | 346 |
| 89 | Lady Lumley's Academy Pickering · Academy sponsor led | 50.4 | +0.22 (-0.01 to 0.46) | 54% | 74% | 4.51 | 141 |
| 90 | St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy Hull · Academy converter | 50.3 | +0.05 (-0.11 to 0.21) | 64% | 80% | 4.45 | 313 |
| 91= | Belle Vue Girls' Academy Bradford · Academy converter | 50.1 | +0.32 (0.11 to 0.53) | 51% | 71% | 4.58 | 190 |
| 91= | De Warenne Academy Doncaster · Academy sponsor led | 50.1 | +0.43 (0.19 to 0.67) | 59% | 70% | 4.25 | 135 |
| 91= | Forge Valley School & Sixth Form Sheffield · Academy sponsor led | 50.1 | -0.05 (-0.23 to 0.14) | 56% | 71% | 4.49 | 235 |
| 91= | King James's School Knaresborough · Community school | 50.1 | -0.04 (-0.21 to 0.14) | 54% | 71% | 4.21 | 256 |
| 95= | Goole Academy Goole · Academy converter | 49.8 | +0.58 (0.37 to 0.78) | 52% | 68% | 4.19 | 191 |
| 95= | Moor End Academy Huddersfield · Academy converter | 49.8 | +0.75 (0.54 to 0.95) | 45% | 67% | 4.12 | 196 |
| 95= | Outwood Academy Freeston Normanton · Academy converter | 49.8 | +0.08 (-0.15 to 0.31) | 55% | 71% | 4.41 | 150 |
| 98 | St Augustine's Catholic School Scarborough · Academy converter | 49.7 | -0.02 (-0.27 to 0.23) | 49% | 70% | 4.33 | 125 |
| 99 | St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College Pontefract · Academy converter | 49.6 | -0.05 (-0.22 to 0.12) | 51% | 71% | 4.35 | 270 |
| 100 | Rossington All Saints Academy Not Yet Obtained · Academy sponsor led | 49.5 | +0.41 (0.16 to 0.67) | 55% | 75% | 4.37 | 122 |
Schools with the same Attainment 8 score share a rank (shown as "=").
GCSE results by local authority in Yorkshire
This page shows the top 100 of 295 schools across Yorkshire. Each local authority has its own full table.
Independent schools in Yorkshire with published 2022 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 | 41.2 | 0% | 51 |
| Al-Mahad Al-Islami South Yorkshire · Other independent school | 49.1 | 71% | 21 |
| Al Mumin Primary and Secondary School Bradford · Other independent school | 49.7 | 53% | 19 |
| Ampleforth College York · Other independent school | 23.7 | 1% | 74 |
| Ashville College Harrogate · Other independent school | 57.5 | 55% | 82 |
| Bethany School Sheffield · Other independent school | 55.3 | 86% | 7 |
| Birkdale School Sheffield · Other independent school | 72.7 | 87% | 78 |
| Bootham School York · Other independent school | 32.8 | 0% | 65 |
| Bradford Christian School Bradford · Other independent school | 34.7 | 27% | 11 |
| Bradford Grammar School Other independent school | 23.1 | 0% | 121 |
| Brian Jackson College Heckmondwike · Other independent school | 0.8 | 0% | 24 |
| Cambridge Street School Batley · Other independent school | 30.5 | 65% | 17 |
| Cundall Manor School Other independent school | 61.4 | 83% | 29 |
| Darul Uloom Dawatul Imaan Bradford · Other independent school | 55.9 | 75% | 24 |
| Eden Springs Girls Secondary Other independent school | 52.2 | 52% | 25 |
| Eternal Light Bradford · Other independent school | 34.1 | 69% | 29 |
| Fyling Hall School Whitby · Other independent school | 39.6 | 38% | 26 |
| Gateways School Leeds · Other independent school | 53.0 | 0% | 25 |
| Giggleswick School Settle · Other independent school | 44.1 | 33% | 52 |
| Harrogate Ladies' College Harrogate · Other independent school | 27.3 | 45% | 58 |
| Hill House School South Yorkshire · Other independent school | 41.4 | 0% | 61 |
| Hipperholme Grammar School Other independent school | 53.7 | 70% | 33 |
| Huddersfield Grammar School Huddersfield · Other independent school | 59.7 | 71% | 73 |
| Hymers College Other independent school | 31.0 | 0% | 114 |
| Jaamiatul Imaam Muhammad Zakaria Bradford · Other independent school | 33.8 | 0% | 50 |
| Madni Academy Dewsbury · Other independent school | 40.8 | 41% | 34 |
| OneSchool Global York Campus York · Other independent school | 35.2 | 33% | 33 |
| Pocklington School York · Other independent school | 37.0 | 1% | 83 |
| Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Wakefield · Other independent school | 47.4 | 0% | 99 |
| Queen Ethelburga's College York · Other independent school | 44.0 | 49% | 74 |
| Queen Ethelburga's Prep School York · Other independent school | 53.0 | 35% | 60 |
| Queen Mary's School Thirsk · Other independent school | 62.8 | 76% | 17 |
| Read School Selby · Other independent school | 48.4 | 54% | 26 |
| Rida Girls High School West Yorkshire · Other independent school | 69.4 | 77% | 13 |
| Rishworth School Sowerby Bridge · Other independent school | 42.3 | 0% | 60 |
| Scarborough College Scarborough · Other independent school | 42.0 | 0% | 53 |
| Sheffield High School GDST Sheffield · Other independent school | 17.1 | 0% | 97 |
| Silcoates School West Yorkshire · Other independent school | 33.5 | 0% | 71 |
| St Peter's School 2-18 York · Other independent school | 26.6 | 0% | 110 |
| The Fountain School Bradford · Other independent school | 39.4 | 36% | 14 |
| The Grammar School At Leeds Leeds · Other independent school | 45.2 | 0% | 215 |
| The Mount School (York) York · Other independent school | 53.5 | 60% | 20 |
| Tranby Hull · Other independent school | 34.0 | 0% | 64 |
| Wakefield Girls' High School Wakefield · Other independent school | 71.8 | 89% | 97 |
| Westbourne School Other independent school | 64.7 | 82% | 45 |
| Woodhouse Grove School Bradford · Other independent school | 16.8 | 2% | 169 |