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Huntington School

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formYork, Yorkshire and the Humber · York YO32 9WTSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,505of 1,545 places
Free school meals
17.5%
Year 11 cohort 2025
236
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding, 29 November 2023Read the Ofsted report
What the data says

Of the 236 pupils who finished Year 11 at Huntington School in 2023, 50% stayed on in Huntington School’s own sixth form (York average 40%), 33% went to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 164 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 46% went to university (York 26%, England 37%), and 34% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

German is unusually popular at GCSE: 23% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.

GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 48.2 against 46.1 across England and 50.8 in York, with 50% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in York and England.

Huntington School
York
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureHuntington SchoolYorkEngland
Pupils in the cohort2361,887607,348
Any sustained destination89%92%92%
Stayed in education82%84%86%
— school sixth form50%40%34%
— sixth form college0%13%
— further education college33%42%37%
— other education0%2%2%
Apprenticeship4%4%3%
Employment3%3%3%
No sustained destination6%6%6%
Destination unknown5%2%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

Huntington School
York
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureHuntington SchoolYorkEngland
Students in the cohort1643,385541,441
Any sustained destination87%79%79%
University (higher education)46%26%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students34%18%19%
Further education0%5%5%
Apprenticeship7%10%7%
Employment29%38%28%
No sustained destination7%15%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureHuntington SchoolYorkEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)48.250.846.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths50%56%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths70%74%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects60%42%41%
EBacc average point score4.414.544.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort15%19%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils35.736.334.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils50.454.150.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language12%9%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics23399%88%17%22%74%
English Language23198%89%13%20%77%
English Literature22897%86%17%21%79%
History13256%41%37%26%85%
Combined Science11850%65%2%9%53%
Geography10645%41%27%25%75%
Biology10243%23%29%45%99%
Physics10243%23%33%46%100%
Chemistry10243%23%31%47%100%
Design and Technology5925%11%17%23%53%
Physical Education5523%11%7%24%51%
German5423%5%24%33%69%
Food Preparation and Nutrition5423%8%44%21%89%
French5322%18%25%29%64%
Fine Art4921%9%39%28%96%
Religious Studies4619%31%50%32%87%
Business Studies4117%18%17%20%71%
Spanish4117%19%20%27%71%
Computer Science2611%13%38%30%77%
Music2310%5%30%33%96%
Media Studies188%4%44%20%94%
Drama167%7%44%27%88%
Textiles104%2%40%27%100%
Citizenship Studies83%3%38%19%75%
Chinese31%1%75%
Astronomy21%0%29%
3D Design21%2%16%
Latin10%1%74%
Turkish10%0%71%
Polish10%1%84%
Italian10%0%53%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Health Studies3325%
Computer Appreciation / Introduction118%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureHuntington SchoolYorkEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study271
— of whom A level students1341,267261,341
Average A level gradeBB-B-
Average points per A level entry38.4835.5135.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsBBB-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects24%18%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Psychology3325%23%
Mathematics3022%31%
Physics2619%12%
History2619%13%
Biology2317%20%
Chemistry2317%17%
Geography2216%10%
Religious Studies1612%4%
Media Studies1410%4%
Sociology1410%13%
Fine Art129%3%
Economics118%13%
Physical Education118%3%
Business Studies97%13%
English Literature97%11%
English Language86%4%
Music Technology75%0%
Politics64%6%
Photography3%
Computer Science5%
French1%
Spanish2%
Product Design2%
German0%
Further Mathematics5%
Textiles1%
Chinese0%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)4332%
Social ScienceVRQ Level 33425%
Applied BusinessVRQ Level 397%
Health StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 397%
Applied SciencesVRQ Level 3
Nutrition / DietVRQ Level 3
MathematicsGCE AS level (All)
MusicGCE AS level (All)
MusicGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionOCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3
Health StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Diploma at Level 3
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3

Other secondary schools in York

Fulford School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,853 pupils

91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.2

Joseph Rowntree School

Voluntary controlled school · sixth form · 1,248 pupils

82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.2

Millthorpe School

Academy converter · 1,022 pupils

86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.2

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.