Secondary school

Huntington School

  • Community School
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • York
  • YO32 9WT
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Outstanding · inspected Oct 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,202 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 37%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 16%16%2016/17: top 23%2017/18: top 14%14% · 2017/182018/19: top 21%2021/22: top 20%2022/23: top 36%2023/24: top 34%2024/25: top 37%No exams

A-level results

#26 of 140 Yorkshire and The Humber sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Attainment 848.2 · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.37/10 Above−17.7 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths50% · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%7/10 Above
EBacc point score4.41 · Yorkshire and The Humber 3.938/10 Above−15.8 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.06 · Yorkshire and The Humber −0.076/10 Middle−5.1 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry38.48 · Yorkshire and The Humber 34.129/10 Top 20%
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 56.2 · 208 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 49.82016/17: 51.3 · 230 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.82017/18: 55.2 · 213 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.42018/19: 52.8 · 241 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.552021/22: 55.4 · 237 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47.22022/23: 48.6 · 236 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.72023/24: 48.9 · 234 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.92024/25: 48.2 · 236 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.356.248.2No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 52% · 230 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2017/18: 64% · 213 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2018/19: 56% · 241 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2021/22: 54% · 237 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47%2022/23: 50% · 236 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2023/24: 47% · 234 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.3%2024/25: 50% · 236 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%64%47%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 31.24 · 159 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 28.532016/17: 30.41 · 176 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 28.872017/18: 36.93 · 153 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 30.322018/19: 37.02 · 149 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 31.282021/22: 41.47 · 141 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 36.212022/23: 36.71 · 149 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 32.532023/24: 40.23 · 130 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 32.482024/25: 38.48 · 134 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 34.1241.4730.41No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in85.0%
226 of 266 who put it first2014 · 92.5%2026 · 85.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st266226
2nd1551
3rd590

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Outstanding
  5. 2023Remains Outstanding

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • 16 to 19 study programmes
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,505
Free school meals (past 6 years)16.4%
First language not English6.6%
SEN support12.9%
EHC plan3.5%
Absence (sessions missed)10.4%
Persistently absent pupils25.6%

Girls 50.8%Boys 49.2%

97.4% full · 1,545 places · 271 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 325 responses (22% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school85.8% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school88.3% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved84% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 61.9% not applicable57.2% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year82.8% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 24.3% not applicable79.7% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed59.7% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child89.5% agree
  • My child does well at this school86.2% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing87.1% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school95.7% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school94.8% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development83.7% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent86.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.3
Pupils per adult11.5
  • Classroom teachers 80.1
  • Leadership 12.1
  • Teaching assistants 23.7
  • Other support 40.3

Teachers 92.2 FTE · Whole workforce 156.1 · 206 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,497
Spend per pupil£7,747
Staff spend per pupil£6,163
Reserve per pupil−£512
  • −£771,165revenue reserve
  • −£376,777in-year balance

Grants £7,227 · self-generated £281 · premises £356 per pupil

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

234 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained92.3%
  • Education84.2%
  • Apprenticeship4.3%
  • Employment3.8%
  • Not sustained4.7%
  • Unknown3%

After sixth form (16–18)

139 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained89.9%
  • Education52.5%
  • Higher education47.5%
  • Apprenticeship5%
  • Employment32.4%
  • Not sustained8.6%
  • Unknown1.4%