Schools
Yorkshire is well-served by the independent school sector and indeed is home to several famous ones, including Ampleforth College near York and Ashville College in Harrogate.
The better state schools tend to fall outside the Leeds metropolitan area. Although as the table below shows there are some clear exceptions, such as Leeds Grammar and Prince Henry’s Grammar in Otley. However, despite the names, very few state schools in the region are still selective, although grammar schools do survive in the North Yorkshire towns of Ripon and Skipton.
Generally, the Leeds and Bradford local education authorities under-perform the national average in terms of both GCSE and A-level grades, while North Yorkshire schools are generally above average.
Leeds LEA
| Name |
Type |
|
Ages |
A - C GCSEs |
A-level points |
| Leeds’ Girls High School |
Ind, Sel |
Girls |
11-18 |
98% |
478.2 |
| Roundhay School Tech College |
Comp |
Mixed |
11-18 |
60% |
370.8 |
| Leeds Grammar School |
Ind, Sel |
Boys |
4-19 |
96% |
367.8 |
| Horsforth School |
Comp |
Mixed |
11-18 |
67% |
337.4 |
| Woodhouse Grove School |
Ind, Sel |
Mixed |
4-19 |
79% |
333.2 |
| Prince Henry's Grammar School, Otley |
Comp |
Mixed |
11-18 |
73% |
332.0 |
| St Mary's Catholic Comp, Menston |
Comp |
Mixed |
11-18 |
68% |
309.0 |
| Garforth Community College |
Comp |
Mixed |
11-18 |
70% |
304.7 |
| Woodkirk High School |
Comp |
Mixed |
11-18 |
62% |
303.3 |
| Allerton High School |
Comp |
Mixed |
11-18 |
54% |
301.9 |
North Yorks LEA *
| Name |
Type |
|
Ages |
A - C GCSEs |
A-level points |
| Ermtsted's Grammar School, Skipton |
Sel |
Boys |
11-18 |
97% |
463.6 |
| Ripon Grammar School |
Sel |
Mixed |
11-18 |
96% |
408.3 |
| Harrogate Ladies' College |
Ind, Sel |
Girls |
5-19 |
78% |
395.2 |
| Skipton Girls' High School |
Sel |
Girls |
11-18 |
100% |
394.0 |
| St Aidan's CofE School, Harrogate |
Comp |
Mixed |
11-18 |
87% |
345.5 |
| St John Fisher, Harrogate |
Comp |
Mixed |
11-18 |
78% |
345.5 |
| Queen Margaret's School, York |
Ind, Sel |
Girls |
10-19 |
88% |
330.9 |
| Ampleforth College, York |
Ind, Sel |
Boys |
13-18 |
84% |
330.6 |
| Ashville College, Harrogate |
Ind, Sel |
Mixed |
4-19 |
88% |
318.2 |
| Harrogate Grammar School |
Comp |
Mixed |
11-18 |
77% |
313.1 |
| King James's School, Knaresborough |
Comp |
Mixed |
11-18 |
72% |
301.0 |
* Excluding schools outside reasonable commuting distance to Leeds
Bradford LEA
| Name |
Type |
|
Ages |
A - C GCSEs |
A-level points |
| Bradford Girls' Grammar School |
Ind, Sel |
Girls |
3-19 |
100% |
424.9 |
| Ilkley Grammar School |
Comp |
Mixed |
11-18 |
72% |
365.7 |
| Bradford Grammar School |
Ind, Sel |
Mixed |
7-19 |
100% |
363.3 |
| Bingley Grammar School |
Comp |
Mixed |
11-18 |
69% |
318.3 |
York LEA
| Name |
Type |
|
Ages |
A - C GCSEs |
A-level points |
| Bootham School |
Ind, Sel |
Mixed |
10-19 |
91% |
463.5 |
| The Mount School |
Ind, Sel |
Girls |
3-19 |
89% |
400.7 |
| St Peter's School |
Ind, Sel |
Mixed |
3-19 |
96% |
353.0 |
| Fulford School |
Comp |
Mixed |
11-18 |
81% |
349.4 |
| Huntington School |
Comp |
Mixed |
11-18 |
73% |
345.5 |
| All Saints RC School |
Comp |
Mixed |
11-18 |
71% |
320.1 |
Local Education Authorities
| |
GCSE |
A-level |
| York |
58.8% |
280.8 |
| North Yorkshire |
58.7% |
280.8 |
| Leeds |
44.3% |
231.9 |
| Bradford |
39.6% |
223.0 |
| England Average |
52.90% |
258.6 |
Source: OFSTED
Results refer to exams taken in 2003.
Schools are ranked in order of A-level results.
Schools shown are those whose pupils achieved an average of 300 A-level points or above
A-level grade A=120 points; grade B=100; grade C=80, etc.
AS grade A=60 points; grade B=50 points; grade C=40 points, etc.
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