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Duchy College

Mixed · ages 2–18 · with sixth formNorth Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber · Harrogate HG1 2QGSchool website
Pupils on roll
436of 800 places
Free school meals
Year 11 cohort 2025
42
Ofsted
Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
What the data says

The Department for Education has not published where Duchy College’s Year 11 leavers went next (destination measures are not published for independent schools), so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.

A level grades average B-, around the England average of B-; 7% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Biology, Photography and Textiles.

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 North Yorkshire and England.

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

Where students went after sixth form

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

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE results 2025

MeasureDuchy CollegeNorth YorkshireEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)28.646.546.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths0%47%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths0%67%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects0%38%41%
EBacc average point score1.994.124.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort19%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils31.234.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils50.150.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language6%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
Mathematics4095%88%35%22%93%
Geography1740%41%65%25%100%
Art and Design1433%7%71%24%93%
Textiles1229%2%100%27%100%
Drama1024%7%20%27%70%
Physical Education921%11%22%24%89%
History921%41%56%26%100%
Combined Science819%65%0%9%50%
Economics819%1%38%34%88%
Food Preparation and Nutrition717%8%57%21%100%
Religious Studies717%31%14%32%100%
Music37%5%33%
Latin25%1%74%
Dance12%1%27%
Turkish12%0%71%
Russian12%0%87%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Music performance: Group13%
Music performance: Group13%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureDuchy CollegeNorth YorkshireEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study82
— of whom A level students352,294261,341
Average A level gradeB-B-B-
Average points per A level entry36.3435.7435.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsB-B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects7%20%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
Biology926%20%
Photography617%3%
Textiles617%1%
Mathematics617%31%
Physics617%12%
Psychology617%23%
Chinese0%
Drama2%
English Literature11%
French1%
Geography10%
German0%
History13%
Religious Studies4%
Further Mathematics5%
Physical Education3%
Spanish2%
Fine Art3%
Business Studies13%
Chemistry17%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)1131%
Nutrition / DietVRQ Level 3

Other secondary schools in North Yorkshire

Barlby High School

Academy converter · 482 pupils

92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.8

Bedale High School

Community school · 555 pupils

67% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.1

Brayton Academy

Academy sponsor led · 988 pupils

89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.4

Filey Academy

Academy sponsor led · 461 pupils

81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 35.7

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.