Yorkshire GCSE results 2023: secondary school league table
100 state secondary schools in Yorkshire ranked on their 2023 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2022/23 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. 46 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.
This is the 2023 archive of the table. See the latest Yorkshire GCSE results for the newest year the DfE has published.
Region 295 state secondary schools 2022/23 results Archive year
Secondary schools in Yorkshire ranked on Attainment 8
100 of 295 schools have published 2023 results; the top 100 are shown here. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2022/23.
| Rank | School | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Grade 5+ English & maths | Grade 4+ English & maths | EBacc APS | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | England average | 46.3 | 0.00 | 45% | 65% | 4.05 | – |
| 1 | Heckmondwike Grammar School Heckmondwike · Academy converter | 77.1 | +0.78 (0.58 to 0.97) | 97% | 100% | 6.67 | 211 |
| 2 | Mercia School Sheffield · Free schools | 70.1 | +2.24 (1.98 to 2.50) | 90% | 97% | 6.97 | 118 |
| 3 | Ripon Grammar School Ripon · Community school | 69.8 | +0.77 (0.51 to 1.03) | 92% | 98% | 6.55 | 122 |
| 4 | The Crossley Heath School Halifax · Academy converter | 69.3 | +0.34 (0.12 to 0.55) | 93% | 98% | 6.63 | 180 |
| 5 | Skipton Girls' High School Skipton · Academy converter | 68.7 | +0.62 (0.38 to 0.86) | 90% | 98% | 6.46 | 139 |
| 6 | The North Halifax Grammar School Halifax · Academy converter | 67.9 | +0.13 (-0.08 to 0.35) | 93% | 100% | 6.14 | 179 |
| 7 | Ermysted's Grammar School Skipton · Voluntary aided school | 64.8 | +0.49 (0.23 to 0.75) | 86% | 94% | 6.23 | 115 |
| 8 | High Storrs School Sheffield · Academy converter | 60.3 | +0.79 (0.61 to 0.97) | 77% | 92% | 5.59 | 243 |
| 9 | St Francis Xavier School Richmond · Academy converter | 59.7 | +0.79 (0.53 to 1.06) | 61% | 87% | 5.15 | 114 |
| 10 | St Aidan's Church of England High School Harrogate · Academy converter | 59.4 | +0.53 (0.35 to 0.70) | 71% | 88% | 5.40 | 277 |
| 11 | Fulford School York · Academy converter | 58.6 | +0.67 (0.49 to 0.85) | 68% | 88% | 5.37 | 240 |
| 12 | The Morley Academy Leeds · Academy converter | 58.2 | +0.83 (0.66 to 1.00) | 65% | 83% | 5.21 | 279 |
| 13 | Horsforth School Leeds · Academy converter | 57.6 | +0.74 (0.56 to 0.93) | 64% | 82% | 5.20 | 222 |
| 14 | St. Mary's Menston Ilkley · Academy converter | 57.2 | +0.56 (0.36 to 0.76) | 67% | 85% | 5.20 | 202 |
| 15 | Allerton High School Leeds · Community school | 57.1 | +0.64 (0.45 to 0.83) | 75% | 86% | 5.20 | 218 |
| 16 | Harrogate Grammar School Harrogate · Academy converter | 57.0 | +0.48 (0.30 to 0.65) | 67% | 86% | 5.33 | 284 |
| 17= | Silverdale School Sheffield · Academy converter | 56.6 | +0.64 (0.46 to 0.83) | 64% | 81% | 5.11 | 236 |
| 17= | Tapton School & Sixth Form Sheffield · Academy converter | 56.6 | +0.71 (0.53 to 0.88) | 67% | 80% | 5.27 | 263 |
| 19 | St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy Hull · Academy converter | 56.0 | +0.73 (0.58 to 0.89) | 58% | 74% | 5.10 | 333 |
| 20 | Penistone Grammar School Sheffield · Community school | 55.8 | +0.46 (0.30 to 0.62) | 66% | 83% | 4.77 | 317 |
| 21= | Abbey Grange Church of England Academy Leeds · Academy converter | 55.6 | +0.49 (0.32 to 0.66) | 66% | 81% | 5.02 | 264 |
| 21= | Beverley High School Beverley · Community school | 55.6 | +0.33 (0.10 to 0.56) | 61% | 82% | 5.17 | 148 |
| 23 | Notre Dame High School Sheffield · Academy converter | 55.4 | +0.45 (0.26 to 0.64) | 58% | 84% | 4.95 | 210 |
| 24 | Holmfirth High School Holmfirth · Community school | 55.3 | +0.74 (0.56 to 0.91) | 66% | 84% | 4.65 | 261 |
| 25 | Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School Leeds · Voluntary aided school | 55.2 | +0.55 (0.34 to 0.76) | 65% | 87% | 5.07 | 182 |
| 26 | Dixons Trinity Academy Bradford · Free schools | 54.9 | +0.77 (0.51 to 1.03) | 58% | 77% | 4.91 | 120 |
| 27 | Boston Spa Academy Wetherby · Academy converter | 54.8 | +0.50 (0.30 to 0.70) | 67% | 82% | 4.76 | 200 |
| 28 | Lift Kingswood Hull · Academy sponsor led | 54.7 | +0.39 (0.20 to 0.59) | 60% | 76% | 4.68 | 212 |
| 29 | Dixons City Academy Bradford · Academy sponsor led | 54.5 | +0.39 (0.18 to 0.61) | 57% | 73% | 5.04 | 169 |
| 30 | Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College Otley · Academy converter | 54.4 | +0.36 (0.19 to 0.53) | 62% | 78% | 4.94 | 277 |
| 31 | King Ecgbert School Sheffield · Academy converter | 54.0 | +0.58 (0.38 to 0.78) | 68% | 81% | 4.88 | 194 |
| 32 | Archbishop Holgate's School York · Academy converter | 53.7 | +0.50 (0.33 to 0.67) | 52% | 78% | 4.81 | 292 |
| 33 | St John Fisher Catholic Academy Harrogate · Academy converter | 53.5 | +0.17 (-0.03 to 0.37) | 54% | 74% | 4.95 | 207 |
| 34 | Ilkley Grammar School Ilkley · Academy converter | 53.3 | +0.38 (0.21 to 0.54) | 57% | 76% | 4.67 | 297 |
| 35 | Ryedale School York · Academy converter | 53.1 | +0.38 (0.15 to 0.61) | 57% | 73% | 5.04 | 149 |
| 36 | Sherburn High School Leeds · Academy converter | 52.9 | +0.17 (-0.05 to 0.40) | 57% | 75% | 4.57 | 150 |
| 37 | Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy Bradford · Academy converter | 52.8 | +0.59 (0.34 to 0.85) | 44% | 70% | 4.85 | 129 |
| 38 | Wingfield Academy Rotherham · Academy converter | 52.6 | +0.68 (0.48 to 0.89) | 53% | 72% | 4.25 | 181 |
| 39 | Dixons Kings Academy Bradford · Free schools | 52.3 | +0.48 (0.26 to 0.70) | 59% | 74% | 4.89 | 167 |
| 40= | Tadcaster Grammar School Tadcaster · Academy converter | 52.2 | +0.33 (0.15 to 0.51) | 58% | 78% | 4.47 | 248 |
| 40= | The Hayfield School Doncaster · Academy converter | 52.2 | +0.45 (0.25 to 0.64) | 64% | 78% | 4.13 | 205 |
| 42 | Guiseley School Leeds · Foundation school | 52.0 | +0.20 (0.01 to 0.39) | 60% | 76% | 4.71 | 218 |
| 43= | Roundhay School Leeds · Community school | 51.8 | +0.33 (0.17 to 0.49) | 63% | 79% | 4.62 | 296 |
| 43= | South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College North Ferriby · Academy converter | 51.8 | +0.37 (0.22 to 0.52) | 57% | 78% | 4.61 | 343 |
| 43= | Stokesley School Stokesley · Academy converter | 51.8 | +0.10 (-0.10 to 0.30) | 53% | 75% | 4.66 | 197 |
| 46= | Beverley Grammar School Beverley · Academy converter | 51.7 | +0.14 (-0.09 to 0.37) | 62% | 78% | 4.54 | 143 |
| 46= | Bradford Girls' Grammar School Bradford · Free schools | 51.7 | +0.27 (0.00 to 0.54) | 53% | 70% | 4.70 | 113 |
| 48 | Hungerhill School Doncaster · Academy converter | 51.6 | +0.39 (0.20 to 0.58) | 53% | 77% | 4.68 | 217 |
| 49 | Honley High School Holmfirth · Academy converter | 51.5 | +0.27 (0.09 to 0.44) | 49% | 81% | 4.53 | 253 |
| 50 | The King's School Pontefract · Academy converter | 51.4 | +0.54 (0.35 to 0.74) | 60% | 75% | 4.69 | 206 |
| 51 | Salendine Nook High School Huddersfield · Academy converter | 51.3 | +0.27 (0.10 to 0.44) | 51% | 75% | 4.61 | 271 |
| 52 | Beckfoot School Bingley · Academy converter | 51.2 | +0.24 (0.07 to 0.41) | 60% | 79% | 4.29 | 268 |
| 53= | Manor Croft Academy Dewsbury · Academy sponsor led | 51.1 | +0.38 (0.17 to 0.60) | 61% | 79% | 4.35 | 173 |
| 53= | Woldgate School and Sixth Form College York · Academy converter | 51.1 | +0.35 (0.15 to 0.55) | 57% | 76% | 4.69 | 195 |
| 55 | Oulton Academy Leeds · Academy sponsor led | 51.0 | +0.52 (0.30 to 0.73) | 56% | 72% | 4.33 | 172 |
| 56= | Garforth Academy Leeds · Academy converter | 50.7 | +0.26 (0.10 to 0.43) | 59% | 77% | 4.75 | 297 |
| 56= | Kirk Balk Academy Barnsley · Academy sponsor led | 50.7 | +0.17 (0.00 to 0.35) | 59% | 71% | 4.54 | 262 |
| 56= | Shelley College Huddersfield · Academy converter | 50.7 | +0.57 (0.43 to 0.72) | 55% | 75% | 4.71 | 359 |
| 59 | The Farnley Academy Leeds · Academy sponsor led | 50.5 | +0.72 (0.55 to 0.88) | 56% | 77% | 4.36 | 281 |
| 60 | Trinity Academy Cathedral Wakefield · Academy converter | 50.4 | +0.74 (0.53 to 0.94) | 46% | 69% | 4.24 | 190 |
| 61= | Hull Trinity House Academy Hull · Academy converter | 50.2 | -0.05 (-0.30 to 0.21) | 47% | 71% | 4.33 | 123 |
| 61= | King Edward VII School Sheffield · Community school | 50.2 | +0.01 (-0.18 to 0.21) | 52% | 75% | 4.67 | 222 |
| 61= | Wath Academy Rotherham · Academy sponsor led | 50.2 | +0.39 (0.22 to 0.55) | 49% | 69% | 4.07 | 298 |
| 64= | Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College Ossett · Academy converter | 50.1 | +0.08 (-0.08 to 0.25) | 56% | 74% | 4.21 | 298 |
| 64= | Ron Dearing UTC Hull · University technical college | 50.1 | -0.20 (-0.42 to 0.03) | 59% | 80% | 3.51 | 162 |
| 66= | Bruntcliffe Academy Leeds · Academy sponsor led | 50.0 | +0.66 (0.44 to 0.87) | 48% | 72% | 4.40 | 180 |
| 66= | Kettlethorpe High School Wakefield · Community school | 50.0 | +0.21 (0.06 to 0.37) | 57% | 74% | 4.79 | 320 |
| 68 | Millthorpe School York · Academy converter | 49.9 | -0.11 (-0.30 to 0.09) | 50% | 70% | 4.26 | 209 |
| 69= | Darton Academy Barnsley · Academy sponsor led | 49.8 | +0.35 (0.16 to 0.53) | 55% | 75% | 4.29 | 229 |
| 69= | Horbury Academy Wakefield · Academy converter | 49.8 | +0.29 (0.09 to 0.49) | 54% | 73% | 4.13 | 198 |
| 69= | Horizon Community College Barnsley · Academy converter | 49.8 | +0.34 (0.20 to 0.49) | 48% | 69% | 4.38 | 387 |
| 72= | Outwood Academy Easingwold York · Academy sponsor led | 49.7 | +0.61 (0.33 to 0.89) | 57% | 75% | 4.60 | 97 |
| 72= | Sir Thomas Wharton Academy Doncaster · Academy converter | 49.7 | +0.07 (-0.15 to 0.30) | 54% | 66% | 4.06 | 161 |
| 74 | Hall Cross Academy Doncaster · Academy converter | 49.6 | +0.48 (0.31 to 0.66) | 49% | 71% | 3.70 | 267 |
| 75 | Lady Lumley's Academy Pickering · Academy sponsor led | 49.5 | +0.06 (-0.17 to 0.28) | 52% | 75% | 4.37 | 149 |
| 76 | Outwood Grange Academy Wakefield · Academy sponsor led | 49.4 | +0.06 (-0.09 to 0.21) | 56% | 76% | 4.34 | 359 |
| 77 | Castleford Academy Castleford · Academy converter | 49.3 | +0.53 (0.37 to 0.70) | 48% | 71% | 4.10 | 277 |
| 78= | Mount St Mary's Catholic High School Leeds · Voluntary aided school | 49.0 | +0.81 (0.60 to 1.03) | 42% | 64% | 4.14 | 188 |
| 78= | St Bernard's Catholic High School Rotherham · Academy converter | 49.0 | +0.12 (-0.11 to 0.36) | 49% | 75% | 4.04 | 142 |
| 78= | The Mirfield Free Grammar Mirfield · Academy converter | 49.0 | -0.03 (-0.22 to 0.16) | 57% | 71% | 4.23 | 216 |
| 81 | The Ruth Gorse Academy Leeds · Free schools | 48.8 | +0.92 (0.74 to 1.10) | 47% | 69% | 4.40 | 258 |
| 82= | Wetherby High School Wetherby · Foundation school | 48.7 | +0.19 (-0.06 to 0.45) | 52% | 72% | 4.70 | 133 |
| 82= | Woodkirk Academy Wakefield · Academy converter | 48.7 | +0.19 (0.03 to 0.35) | 51% | 69% | 4.42 | 302 |
| 84= | Dixons Trinity Chapeltown Leeds · Free schools | 48.6 | +0.73 (0.45 to 1.01) | 50% | 66% | 4.52 | 109 |
| 84= | Huntington School York · Community school | 48.6 | +0.10 (-0.08 to 0.29) | 50% | 69% | 4.51 | 236 |
| 86 | Brayton Academy Selby · Academy sponsor led | 48.5 | +0.69 (0.42 to 0.97) | 48% | 73% | 4.46 | 102 |
| 87 | Goole Academy Goole · Academy converter | 48.4 | +0.58 (0.38 to 0.78) | 53% | 67% | 4.06 | 197 |
| 88= | Manor Church of England Academy York · Academy converter | 48.3 | -0.04 (-0.23 to 0.15) | 53% | 72% | 4.28 | 226 |
| 88= | Wickersley School and Sports College Rotherham · Academy converter | 48.3 | -0.38 (-0.53 to -0.23) | 52% | 70% | 4.04 | 346 |
| 90= | Forge Valley School & Sixth Form Sheffield · Academy sponsor led | 48.2 | -0.12 (-0.31 to 0.06) | 54% | 72% | 4.25 | 236 |
| 90= | King James's School Huddersfield · Academy converter | 48.2 | -0.12 (-0.32 to 0.08) | 52% | 71% | 4.50 | 191 |
| 92= | BBG Academy Birkenshaw · Academy sponsor led | 48.1 | +0.14 (-0.06 to 0.33) | 49% | 74% | 4.26 | 198 |
| 92= | Cockburn School Leeds · Academy converter | 48.1 | +0.61 (0.42 to 0.79) | 49% | 68% | 3.81 | 221 |
| 94 | Moor End Academy Huddersfield · Academy converter | 48.0 | +0.78 (0.58 to 0.98) | 45% | 66% | 4.02 | 198 |
| 95 | Trinity Academy Halifax Halifax · Academy sponsor led | 47.9 | +0.30 (0.14 to 0.46) | 37% | 67% | 4.20 | 294 |
| 96= | All Saints' Catholic High School Sheffield · Academy converter | 47.8 | +0.19 (-0.01 to 0.38) | 45% | 68% | 4.44 | 208 |
| 96= | Batley Girls' High School Batley · Academy converter | 47.8 | +0.42 (0.23 to 0.61) | 43% | 65% | 4.32 | 214 |
| 96= | Richmond School & Sixth Form College Richmond · Academy converter | 47.8 | +0.20 (0.00 to 0.40) | 45% | 68% | 4.33 | 202 |
| 99= | Dixons McMillan Academy Bradford · Free schools | 47.7 | -0.14 (-0.39 to 0.12) | 55% | 74% | 4.48 | 121 |
| 99= | Scalby Academy Scarborough · Academy converter | 47.7 | +0.44 (0.23 to 0.64) | 58% | 75% | 4.35 | 191 |
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 2023 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 | 39.1 | 0% | 55 |
| Al-Mahad Al-Islami South Yorkshire · Other independent school | 33.5 | 43% | 21 |
| Al Mumin Primary and Secondary School Bradford · Other independent school | 43.7 | 53% | 15 |
| Ampleforth College York · Other independent school | 20.7 | 0% | 70 |
| Ashville College Harrogate · Other independent school | 52.7 | 51% | 88 |
| Bethany School Sheffield · Other independent school | 56.4 | 60% | 10 |
| Birkdale School Sheffield · Other independent school | 69.1 | 96% | 69 |
| Bootham School York · Other independent school | 33.1 | 0% | 81 |
| Bradford Christian School Bradford · Other independent school | 34.1 | 50% | 8 |
| Bradford Grammar School Other independent school | 27.9 | 1% | 111 |
| Brian Jackson College Heckmondwike · Other independent school | 0.9 | 0% | 37 |
| Cambridge Street School Batley · Other independent school | 27.4 | 15% | 27 |
| Cundall Manor School Other independent school | 55.6 | 70% | 33 |
| Darul Uloom Dawatul Imaan Bradford · Other independent school | 60.5 | 73% | 15 |
| Eden Springs Girls Secondary Other independent school | 57.1 | 59% | 22 |
| Eternal Light Bradford · Other independent school | 51.1 | 63% | 24 |
| Fyling Hall School Whitby · Other independent school | 37.7 | 38% | 32 |
| Gateways School Leeds · Other independent school | 46.1 | 0% | 23 |
| Giggleswick School Settle · Other independent school | 39.4 | 37% | 59 |
| Harrogate Ladies' College Harrogate · Other independent school | 42.4 | 75% | 53 |
| Hill House School South Yorkshire · Other independent school | 36.4 | 0% | 75 |
| Hipperholme Grammar School Other independent school | 56.6 | 78% | 41 |
| Huddersfield Grammar School Huddersfield · Other independent school | 60.2 | 66% | 67 |
| Hymers College Other independent school | 37.6 | 0% | 130 |
| Jaamiatul Imaam Muhammad Zakaria Bradford · Other independent school | 43.6 | 0% | 59 |
| Madni Academy Dewsbury · Other independent school | 47.3 | 39% | 28 |
| OneSchool Global York Campus York · Other independent school | 22.9 | 20% | 25 |
| Pocklington School York · Other independent school | 31.7 | 0% | 90 |
| Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Wakefield · Other independent school | 47.5 | 0% | 120 |
| Queen Ethelburga's College York · Other independent school | 40.5 | 39% | 67 |
| Queen Ethelburga's Prep School York · Other independent school | 64.3 | 85% | 62 |
| Queen Mary's School Thirsk · Other independent school | 59.2 | 75% | 32 |
| Read School Selby · Other independent school | 47.9 | 62% | 34 |
| Rida Girls High School West Yorkshire · Other independent school | 62.8 | 92% | 12 |
| Rishworth School Sowerby Bridge · Other independent school | 29.4 | 0% | 48 |
| Scarborough College Scarborough · Other independent school | 39.1 | 0% | 72 |
| Sheffield High School GDST Sheffield · Other independent school | 19.0 | 0% | 99 |
| Silcoates School West Yorkshire · Other independent school | 35.9 | 0% | 48 |
| St Peter's School 2-18 York · Other independent school | 25.5 | 0% | 114 |
| The Fountain School Bradford · Other independent school | 55.4 | 60% | 10 |
| The Grammar School At Leeds Leeds · Other independent school | 44.6 | 0% | 231 |
| The Mount School (York) York · Other independent school | 46.9 | 62% | 21 |
| Tranby Hull · Other independent school | 43.6 | 0% | 52 |
| Wakefield Girls' High School Wakefield · Other independent school | 67.7 | 81% | 104 |
| Westbourne School Other independent school | 62.9 | 83% | 47 |
| Woodhouse Grove School Bradford · Other independent school | 16.3 | 4% | 179 |