Schools in York
School admissions in York: application deadlines, offer days and all 69 schools (50 state primary schools, 9 state secondary schools, 2 special schools and 7 independent schools) with Ofsted inspections and results.
Admissions dates
You apply through the council where you live, even for schools in another council area. The closing dates and offer days are set nationally.
| Starting | Apply by | Offers sent |
|---|---|---|
| Secondary school (Year 7) | 31 October | 1 March |
| Primary school (Reception) | 15 January | 16 April |
If an offer day falls on a weekend or bank holiday, offers go out on the next working day. Check York's website for local arrangements and in-year applications.
Towns
Latest Ofsted reports in York
| School | Report card | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Manor CofE Academy Academy · York | 5 strong, 1 expected Inspected 6 May 2026 · Before: Good (2022) | 15 June 2026 |
| Poppleton Road Primary School Academy · York | 5 expected, 2 needs attention Inspected 28 April 2026 | 15 June 2026 |
| New Earswick Primary School Academy · York | 1 strong, 5 expected, 1 needs attention Inspected 24 March 2026 · Before: Good (2022) | 7 June 2026 |
| Archbishop Holgate's School, A CofE Academy Academy · York | 6 strong, 1 expected Inspected 13 January 2026 · Before: Outstanding (2021) | 28 May 2026 |
| Hempland Primary School Academy · York | 6 strong, 1 expected Inspected 10 February 2026 · Before: Good (2021) | 19 April 2026 |
| Carr Infant School Community school · York | Special measures; 1 needs attention, 6 urgent improvement Inspected 27 January 2026 | 19 March 2026 |
| Huntington Primary Academy Academy · York | 6 expected, 1 needs attention Inspected 2 December 2025 · Before: Requires improvement (2023) | 27 January 2026 |
| Park Grove Primary Academy Academy · York | 6 expected, 1 needs attention Inspected 18 November 2025 | 22 January 2026 |
Ofsted report cards published in the year to 31 August 2026. Latest reports across England.
Primary schools (50) · Secondary schools (9) · Special schools (2) · Independent schools (7) · Alternative provision (1)
Primary schools
50 schools.
- Acomb Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · 55% met expected standard (KS2)
- Archbishop of York's CofE Junior School, Bishopthorpe Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 73% met expected standard (KS2)
- Badger Hill Primary Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2012, before conversion), confirmed 2024 · 73% met expected standard (KS2)
- Bishopthorpe Infant School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2012, before conversion), confirmed 2025
- Burton Green Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2014, before conversion), confirmed 2025 · 37% met expected standard (KS2)
- Carr Infant School Community school · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 needs attention, 6 urgent improvement
- Carr Junior School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 64% met expected standard (KS2)
- Clifton Green Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 51% met expected standard (KS2)
- Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · 78% met expected standard (KS2)
- Copmanthorpe Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2023 · 56% met expected standard (KS2)
- Dringhouses Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 70% met expected standard (KS2)
- Dunnington CofE Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2012, before conversion), confirmed 2022 · 80% met expected standard (KS2)
- Elvington CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Good (2015), confirmed 2024 · 71% met expected standard (KS2)
- Fishergate Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2023 · 57% met expected standard (KS2)
- Haxby Road Primary Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2016), confirmed 2022 · 50% met expected standard (KS2)
- Headlands Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2022 · 66% met expected standard (KS2)
- Hempland Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 6 strong, 1 expected · 77% met expected standard (KS2)
- Heworth CofE Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2012, before conversion), confirmed 2024 · 37% met expected standard (KS2)
- Hob Moor Community Primary Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2013, before conversion), confirmed 2022 · 48% met expected standard (KS2)
- Huntington Primary Academy Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2025: 6 expected, 1 needs attention · 60% met expected standard (KS2)
- Knavesmire Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · 84% met expected standard (KS2)
- Lakeside Primary Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2016, before conversion), confirmed 2022 · 40% met expected standard (KS2)
- Lord Deramore's Primary School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · 77% met expected standard (KS2)
- Naburn CofE Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2023, before conversion)
- New Earswick Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 strong, 5 expected, 1 needs attention · 50% met expected standard (KS2)
- Osbaldwick Primary Academy Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 60% met expected standard (KS2)
- Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 61% met expected standard (KS2)
- Park Grove Primary Academy Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2025: 6 expected, 1 needs attention · 65% met expected standard (KS2)
- Poppleton Ousebank Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 67% met expected standard (KS2)
- Poppleton Road Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 5 expected, 2 needs attention · 64% met expected standard (KS2)
- Ralph Butterfield Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 86% met expected standard (KS2)
- Robert Wilkinson Primary Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 63% met expected standard (KS2)
- Rufforth Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2012, before conversion), confirmed 2023 · 64% met expected standard (KS2)
- Saint Barnabas CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 0% met expected standard (KS2)
- Scarcroft Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 75% met expected standard (KS2)
- Skelton Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 100% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 52% met expected standard (KS2)
- St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2018, before conversion), confirmed 2023 · 72% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Lawrence's CofE Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 61% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Mary's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 73% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Oswald's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Good (2019), confirmed 2024 · 72% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Paul's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2023 · 54% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 75% met expected standard (KS2)
- Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2023 · 65% met expected standard (KS2)
- Tang Hall Primary Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 55% met expected standard (KS2)
- Westfield Primary Community School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 41% met expected standard (KS2)
- Wheldrake with Thorganby CofE Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2014, before conversion), confirmed 2022 · 68% met expected standard (KS2)
- Wigginton Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2023 · 78% met expected standard (KS2)
- Woodthorpe Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · 69% met expected standard (KS2)
- Yearsley Grove Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 41% met expected standard (KS2)
Secondary schools
9 schools.
- All Saints Catholic School York Academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · 57% grade 5+ English and maths
- Archbishop Holgate's School, A CofE Academy Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 6 strong, 1 expected · 62% grade 5+ English and maths
- Fulford School Academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · 63% grade 5+ English and maths
- Huntington School Community school · Ofsted: Outstanding (2017), confirmed 2023 · 50% grade 5+ English and maths
- Joseph Rowntree School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Good (2012), confirmed 2022 · 46% grade 5+ English and maths
- Manor CofE Academy Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 5 strong, 1 expected · 65% grade 5+ English and maths
- Millthorpe School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 63% grade 5+ English and maths
- Vale of York Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2019), confirmed 2025 · 51% grade 5+ English and maths
- York High School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 42% grade 5+ English and maths
Special schools
2 schools.
- Applefields School Special academy · Ofsted: Good (2015, before conversion), confirmed 2024 · 4% grade 5+ English and maths
- Hob Moor Oaks Academy Special academy · Ofsted: Good (2013, before conversion), confirmed 2022 · 0% met expected standard (KS2)
Independent schools
7 schools.
- Bootham School Independent, inspected by ISI · 46% A*/A at A level
- Inspire Academy Independent · Ofsted: No graded inspection
- Lord Gowthorpe's Independent School Independent · Ofsted: Good (2025)
- OneSchool Global York Campus Independent, inspected by ISI
- St Peter's School 2-18 Independent, inspected by ISI · 49% A*/A at A level
- The Mount School (York) Independent, inspected by ISI · 36% A*/A at A level
- York Steiner School Independent · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2025)
Alternative provision
1 school.
- Danesgate Community Pupil referral unit · Ofsted: Good (2012), confirmed 2022
Page updated 26 September 2026.