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Grade 5+ in English and maths, 2026
GCSE results 2026
York GCSE results 2026
Provisional 2025/26 results for 9 state secondary schools in York, 1,885 pupils. York ranks 30 of 151 councils for Attainment 8, which fell by 0.8 points on 2025.
Grade 5+ English & maths
53.8%
6.0 pts above England
Grade 7+ English & maths
18.5%
3.8 pts above England
Attainment 8
50.7
3.1 points above England
Council rank
30 / 151
By average Attainment 8
York at a glance
- Highest Attainment 8: Fulford School (59.7).
- Schools range from 38.8 to 59.7 on Attainment 8, a spread of 20.9 points, so the school you choose matters more than the council average.
- Disadvantaged pupils averaged 35.8, 18.3 points behind their classmates (a wider gap than England’s 13.8). They did best at Fulford School (45.8).
- Most improved on 2025: Fulford School, up 4.5 points to 59.7.
Every York secondary school, ranked
Ranked by Attainment 8 · 2025/26 provisional · E&M: English and maths
| # | School | Pupils | Attainment 8 | vs 2025 | Grade 4+ E&M | Grade 5+ E&M | Grade 7+ E&M | Disadvantaged A8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulford SchoolTop 10% three years running | 275 | 59.7 | +4.5 | 85.8% | 71.6% | 29.1% | 45.8 |
| 2 | All Saints Catholic School YorkRoman Catholic | 191 | 55.1 | +1.4 | 76.4% | 55.0% | 22.0% | 41.4 |
| 3 | Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England AcademyChurch of England | 284 | 52.7 | −4.0 | 76.4% | 56.0% | 19.4% | 38.9 |
| 4 | Manor Church of England AcademyChurch of England | 226 | 50.4 | −3.6 | 76.5% | 57.5% | 20.8% | 33.8 |
| 5 | Millthorpe School | 203 | 50.2 | −3.0 | 72.9% | 55.2% | 22.7% | 34.1 |
| 6 | Huntington School | 238 | 49.9 | +1.7 | 68.1% | 46.6% | 13.0% | 39.7 |
| 7 | Joseph Rowntree School | 213 | 46.0 | −2.2 | 64.3% | 44.6% | 11.3% | 33.0 |
| 8 | Vale of York Academy | 136 | 42.7 | −2.6 | 60.3% | 42.6% | 10.3% | 27.5 |
| 9 | York High School | 119 | 38.8 | −2.4 | 66.4% | 39.5% | 8.4% | 31.5 |
| England average | 47.6 | 66.8% | 47.8% | 14.7% | 37.7 |
Disadvantaged A8: Attainment 8 of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years or looked after; blank where the school has too few to publish. Small year groups move more from year to year.
York against the rest of Yorkshire and The Humber
- York53.8%
- Calderdale52.4%
- Leeds50.7%
- Doncaster50.3%
- North Yorkshire49.1%
- Barnsley48.7%
- Wakefield48.6%
- Sheffield47.9%
- Kirklees47.7%
- North Lincolnshire46.3%
- East Riding of Yorkshire44.7%
- Kingston upon Hull, City of43.2%
- Rotherham42.7%
- Bradford39.7%
- North East Lincolnshire37.3%
Reading these figures
- Attainment 8 is out of 90: a pupil’s grades in eight GCSE slots added up, with English and maths counted twice.
- There is no Progress 8 this year (these pupils sat no KS2 SATs), so results partly reflect each school’s intake.
- These are provisional figures; revised ones with re-marks follow in early 2027.
- Source: Department for Education, Key stage 4 performance (school-level data). Council figures are our pupil-weighted calculation over state-funded mainstream schools; independent schools are not included.