Secondary schools in North Yorkshire

• 376open schools
• 294primary
• 44secondary
• 26independent
• 85,425pupils

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44 schools, A to Z.

• Ampleforth College

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 11 to 19 · 397 pupils

  Ampleforth, York, YO62 4ER

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Catholic Independent

• Barlby High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 482 pupils

  York Road, Barlby, Selby, YO8 5JP

  Ofsted report card, 25 Nov 2025

• Bedale High School

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 16 · 555 pupils

  Fitzalan Road, Bedale, DL8 2EQ

  Ofsted report card, 14 Jul 2026

• Boroughbridge High School

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 16 · 388 pupils

  Wetherby Road, Boroughbridge, York, YO51 9JX

  Ofsted report card, 30 Jun 2026

• Brayton Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 988 pupils

  Doncaster Road, Selby, YO8 9QS

  Ofsted 27 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Darwin School

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 11 to 16 · 9 pupils

  Baldersby St James, Thirsk, YO7 4PT

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Ermysted's Grammar School

  Secondary · Voluntary aided school · ages 11 to 18 · Boys · 836 pupils

  Gargrave Road, Skipton, BD23 1PL

  Ofsted 28 Sep 2022: Good

• Filey Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 461 pupils

  Muston Road, Filey, YO14 0HG

  Ofsted 18 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• George Pindar School

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 730 pupils

  Moor Lane, Eastfield, Scarborough, YO11 3LW

  Ofsted 14 Jan 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Graham School

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 893 pupils

  Woodlands Drive, Scarborough, YO12 6QW

  Ofsted report card, 10 Feb 2026

• Harrogate Grammar School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 2,081 pupils

  Arthurs Avenue, Harrogate, HG2 0DZ

  Ofsted report card, 14 Apr 2026

• Harrogate High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 579 pupils

  Ainsty Road, Harrogate, HG1 4AP

  Ofsted report card, 3 Feb 2026

• King James's School

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 18 · 1,554 pupils

  King James Road, Knaresborough, HG5 8EB

  Ofsted 11 Jan 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Lady Lumley's Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 18 · 676 pupils

  Swainsea Lane, Pickering, YO18 8NG

  Ofsted 9 Apr 2024: Good

• Malton School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 999 pupils

  Middlecave Road, Malton, YO17 7NH

  Ofsted 13 Dec 2023: Good (predecessor school)

• Nidderdale High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 404 pupils

  Low Wath Road, Pateley Bridge, Harrogate, HG3 5HL

  Ofsted report card, 28 Apr 2026

• Northallerton School & Sixth Form College

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 18 · 1,002 pupils

  Brompton Road, Northallerton, DL6 1ED

  Ofsted report card, 24 Mar 2026

• Norton School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 651 pupils

  Langton Road, Norton, Malton, YO17 9PT

  Ofsted 7 Feb 2023: Good

• Outwood Academy Easingwold

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 18 · 823 pupils

  York Road, Easingwold, York, YO61 3EF

  Ofsted 14 Jun 2022: Outstanding

• Outwood Academy Ripon

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 609 pupils

  Clotherholme Road, Ripon, HG4 2DE

  Ofsted 2 Jul 2024: Good

• Queen Ethelburga's College

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 14 to 19 · 736 pupils

  Undercroft Administration Centre, Thorpe Underwood Estate, Thorpe Underwood, York, YO26 9SS

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

• Richmond School & Sixth Form College

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,315 pupils

  Darlington Road, Richmond, DL10 7BQ

  Ofsted report card, 3 Feb 2026

• Ripon Grammar School

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 18 · 957 pupils

  Clotherholme Road, Ripon, HG4 2DG

  Ofsted 25 Jan 2023: Good

• Risedale School

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 16 · 467 pupils

  Hipswell, Catterick Garrison, DL9 4BD

  Ofsted 3 Dec 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Rossett School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 785 pupils

  Green Lane, Harrogate, HG2 9JP

  Ofsted 1 Apr 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Ryedale School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 698 pupils

  Gale Lane, Nawton, York, YO62 7SL

  Ofsted 4 Oct 2023: Outstanding

• Scalby Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 980 pupils

  Fieldstead Crescent, Newby, Scarborough, YO12 6TH

  Ofsted 9 Oct 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Scarborough University Technical College

  Secondary · University technical college · ages 13 to 19 · 275 pupils

  Ashburn Road, Scarborough, YO11 2JW

  Ofsted 22 Nov 2022: Good

• Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 16 · 1,176 pupils

  Leeds Road, Selby, YO8 4HT

  Ofsted 5 Oct 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Settle College

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 18 · 561 pupils

  Giggleswick, Settle, BD24 0AU

  Ofsted 13 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Sherburn High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 951 pupils

  Garden Lane, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Leeds, LS25 6AS

  Ofsted 19 Oct 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Skipton Girls' High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · Girls · 862 pupils

  Gargrave Road, Skipton, BD23 1QL

  Ofsted 21 Sep 2022: Good

• South Craven School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,936 pupils

  Holme Lane, Cross Hills, Keighley, BD20 7RL

  Ofsted 2 Feb 2023: Good

• St Aidan's Church of England High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,966 pupils

  Oatlands Drive, Harrogate, HG2 8JR

  Ofsted report card, 28 Apr 2026

  Church of England

• St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 610 pupils

  Sandybed Lane, Stepney, Scarborough, YO12 5LH

  Ofsted 18 Oct 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Roman Catholic

• St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 611 pupils

  Darlington Road, Richmond, DL10 7DA

  Ofsted 12 Nov 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic/Church of England

• St John Fisher Catholic Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,250 pupils

  Hookstone Drive, Harrogate, HG2 8PT

  Ofsted 13 Dec 2022: Good

  Roman Catholic

• Stokesley School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,079 pupils

  Station Road, Stokesley, TS9 5AL

  Ofsted 7 Jun 2022: Good

• Tadcaster Grammar School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,494 pupils

  Toulston, Tadcaster, LS24 9NB

  Ofsted 5 Oct 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• The Skipton Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 736 pupils

  Gargrave Road, Skipton, BD23 1UQ

  Ofsted 25 Jan 2023: Good

• Thirsk School & Sixth Form College

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 18 · 1,029 pupils

  Topcliffe Road, Sowerby, Thirsk, YO7 1RZ

  Ofsted report card, 24 Mar 2026

• Upper Wharfedale School

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 16 · 351 pupils

  Wharfeside Avenue, Threshfield, Skipton, BD23 5BS

  Ofsted 4 Dec 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Wensleydale School

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 16 · 407 pupils

  Richmond Road, Leyburn, DL8 5HY

  Ofsted report card, 12 May 2026

• Whitby School

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 19 · 975 pupils

  Prospect Hill, Whitby, YO21 1LA

  Ofsted 7 Nov 2023: Requires improvement

Towns in North Yorkshire

• Bedale (8)
• Catterick Garrison (7)
• Filey (4)
• Goole (3)
• Harrogate (50)
• Knaresborough (9)
• Leeds (7)
• Leyburn (6)
• Malton (13)
• Northallerton (20)
• Pickering (6)
• Richmond (15)
• Ripon (16)
• Scarborough (33)
• Selby (22)
• Settle (4)
• Skipton (26)
• Tadcaster (7)
• Thirsk (17)
• Whitby (18)
• York (45)

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0). Towns are as written in each school’s official address.