SchoolScoresBest secondary schools in North Yorkshire
How this list works. Ranked by the percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE, averaged over up to the last three years and weighted by the number of pupils each year. Only years with at least 10 pupils count, and a school needs at least one such year to be ranked. Independent schools, special schools and alternative provision are not ranked because their results aren't comparable. Ofsted outcomes are shown alongside but are not part of the ranking. Full methodology.
| # | School | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ripon Grammar School Ofsted: Good (2023) · Grammar school (selective) | 92% |
| 2 | Skipton Girls' High School Ofsted: Good (2022) · Grammar school (selective) | 90% |
| 3 | Ermysted's Grammar School Ofsted: Good (2022) · Grammar school (selective) | 86% |
| 4 | St Aidan's CofE High School Ofsted: Good (2022) | 71% |
| 5 | Harrogate Grammar School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 2 strong, 5 expected | 65% |
| 6 | Brayton Academy Ofsted: Outstanding (2019), confirmed 2024 | 63% |
| 7 | St John Fisher Catholic Academy Ofsted: Good (2022) | 62% |
| 8 | Lady Lumley's Academy Ofsted: Good (2024) | 61% |
| 9 | Sherburn High School Ofsted: Good (2017, before conversion), confirmed 2023 | 60% |
| 10 | Scalby Academy Ofsted: Good (2012, before conversion), confirmed 2024 | 60% |
| 11 | Outwood Academy Easingwold Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) | 60% |
| 12 | St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and CofE Voluntary Academy Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) | 58% |
| 13 | Tadcaster Grammar School Ofsted: Good (2012, before conversion), confirmed 2022 | 54% |
| 14 | Ryedale School Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) | 52% |
| 15 | St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy Ofsted: Good (2016, before conversion), confirmed 2023 | 51% |
| 16 | Stokesley School Ofsted: Good (2022) | 51% |
| 17 | Outwood Academy Ripon Ofsted: Good (2024) | 51% |
| 18 | Malton School Ofsted: Good (2023, before conversion) | 49% |
| 19 | Richmond School and Sixth Form College Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 strong, 6 expected | 46% |
| 20 | Rossett School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 43% |
| 21 | Upper Wharfedale School Ofsted: Outstanding (2019), confirmed 2024 | 43% |
| 22 | Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2023 | 43% |
| 23 | King James's School Ofsted: Good (2011), confirmed 2023 | 43% |
| 24 | South Craven School Ofsted: Good (2023) | 39% |
| 25 | Barlby High School Ofsted: Report card 2025: 5 expected, 1 needs attention | 37% |
| 26 | Scarborough University Technical College Ofsted: Good (2022) | 37% |
| 27 | Whitby School Ofsted: Requires improvement (2023) | 35% |
| 28 | Thirsk School and Sixth Form College Ofsted: Report card 2026: 7 expected | 35% |
| 29 | Norton School Ofsted: Good (2023) | 35% |
| 30 | Filey Academy Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 34% |
| 31 | Bedale High School Ofsted: Requires improvement (2024) | 33% |
| 32 | Northallerton School and Sixth Form College Ofsted: Report card 2026: 6 expected, 1 needs attention | 33% |
| 33 | Wensleydale School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 strong, 5 expected | 31% |
| 34 | Graham School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 4 expected, 2 needs attention | 30% |
| 35 | Boroughbridge High School Ofsted: Requires improvement (2023) | 30% |
| 36 | Settle College Ofsted: Good (2015), confirmed 2024 | 29% |
| 37 | Nidderdale High School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 5 expected, 1 needs attention | 28% |
| 38 | Harrogate High School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 5 expected, 1 needs attention | 27% |
| 39 | The Skipton Academy Ofsted: Good (2023) | 23% |
| 40 | George Pindar School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 20% |
| 41 | Risedale School Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) | 9% |
Result: grade 5 or above in English and maths. Source: DfE school performance tables to 2025; Ofsted inspection data.
Page updated 26 September 2026.