Overall Oxbridge
#1,059
15 ranked schools · -145 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
188
Offers
38
Offer rate20.2%
-2.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Founded as the Roman fortress of Eboracum in AD 71 at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, York grew into the capital of Britannia Inferior and later the ecclesiastical heart of northern England, its medieval minster and intact city walls forming one of the country's most complete historic urban cores. South Bank and Clifton extend the residential arc inward.
Around 142,000 people live across the City of York district today, from the school-competitive belt of Bootham, long one of the most sought-after inner-city pockets for families targeting state primary places, to the rural villages of Alne and Thorpe Underwood, where oversubscribed village primaries draw households from across the wider hinterland. York railway station, on the East Coast Main Line, connects the city to Leeds in around twenty minutes and to London King's Cross in under two hours.
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Post-16
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Area Performance
Across 138 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.57/10, +0.16 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all York schools
York vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked York schools
top 47% of 14,978
top 47% of 14,978
top 34% of 3,862
top 34% of 3,862
top 25% of 2,555
top 25% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
15 ranked schools · -145 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
188
Offers
38
Oxford
12 ranked schools · -2 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
89
Offers
14
Cambridge
15 ranked schools · -228 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
99
Offers
24
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York
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