Schools in North Yorkshire
348 state-funded schools, 80,600 pupils. 91.9% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 24 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
3 schools have been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence. 1 school is awaiting a first inspection.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in North Yorkshire?
North Yorkshire has 348 state-funded schools teaching 80,600 pupils. 288 primary, 41 secondary, 11 special.
What percentage of schools in North Yorkshire are Good or Outstanding?
91.9% of the 344 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in North Yorkshire are rated Good or Outstanding: 24 Outstanding and 292 Good. 25 require improvement and 3 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in North Yorkshire are rated Outstanding?
24 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in North Yorkshire: Harrogate Grammar School, Brayton Academy, Outwood Academy Easingwold, Ryedale School, St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy, Western Primary School, and 18 more listed below.
Are there grammar schools in North Yorkshire?
Yes. North Yorkshire has 3 selective (grammar) schools: Ripon Grammar School, Skipton Girls' High School, Ermysted's Grammar School. Selective schools admit by entrance exam, so the local non-selective intake differs from the national picture.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Harrogate Grammar SchoolSecondary2,070Outstanding 2022
- Brayton AcademySecondary932Outstanding 2019
- Outwood Academy EasingwoldSecondary770Outstanding 2022
- Ryedale SchoolSecondary704Outstanding 2023
- St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary AcademySecondary606Outstanding 2024
- Western Primary SchoolPrimary494Outstanding 2024
- Upper Wharfedale SchoolSecondary363Outstanding 2019
- Cambrai Primary SchoolPrimary177Outstanding 2024
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary152Outstanding 2018
- The Forest SchoolSpecial148Outstanding 2019
- Lothersdale Primary SchoolPrimary105Outstanding 2025
- Springhead SchoolSpecial104Outstanding 2023
- Askwith Primary SchoolPrimary103Outstanding 2022
- Outwood Primary Academy AlnePrimary98Outstanding 2024
- Marton-Cum-Grafton Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary97Outstanding 2025
- Dishforth Airfield Community Primary SchoolPrimary93Outstanding 2023
- Fairburn Community Primary SchoolPrimary92Outstanding 2024
- Burton Leonard Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary87Outstanding 2019
- Childhaven Community Nursery SchoolNursery77Outstanding 2024
- Castleton Primary SchoolPrimary48Outstanding 2024
- Otley Street Community Nursery SchoolNursery36Outstanding 2015
- Glaisdale Primary SchoolPrimary24Outstanding 2024
- Alanbrooke AcademyPrimary21Outstanding 2025
- St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary16Outstanding 2025
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 288 | 285 | 93.3% |
| Secondary | 41 | 40 | 80% |
| Special | 11 | 11 | 90.9% |
| Alternative provision | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Nursery | 3 | 3 | 100% |
Every school in North Yorkshire
Showing 20 of 348 schools.
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Harrogate Grammar School | Secondary | 2,070 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Aidan's Church of England High School | Secondary | 2,026 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
South Craven School | Secondary | 1,860 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
King James's School | Secondary | 1,522 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Tadcaster Grammar School | Secondary | 1,500 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Richmond School & Sixth Form College | Secondary | 1,289 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St John Fisher Catholic Academy | Secondary | 1,280 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science | Secondary | 1,161 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Stokesley School | Secondary | 1,052 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Whitby School | Secondary | 1,041 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Malton School Grade inherited from previous URN 121681 | Secondary | 1,041 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Northallerton School & Sixth Form College | Secondary | 1,037 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Thirsk School & Sixth Form College | Secondary | 1,014 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Scalby Academy | Secondary | 969 | Good2012 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Graham School | Secondary | 968 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ripon Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 942 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Brayton Academy | Secondary | 932 | Outstanding2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sherburn High School | Secondary | 915 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Skipton Girls' High SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 855 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ermysted's Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 818 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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