Barlby High School
Academy converter · 482 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.8
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Richmond School & Sixth Form College
- Pupils on roll
- 1,315of 1,649 places
- Free school meals
- 18.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 215
- Ofsted
- Report card, 3 February 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Strong standardSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Richmond School (URN 121680, until 1 October 2017).
What the data says
Of the 202 pupils who finished Year 11 at Richmond School & Sixth Form College in 2023, 26% stayed on in Richmond School & Sixth Form College’s own sixth form (North Yorkshire average 34%), 29% went to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 114 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 48% went to university (North Yorkshire 42%, England 37%), and 26% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 33% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 30% of leavers went to one, roughly twice the England rate of 13%.
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.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 202 | 6,208 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 26% | 34% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 30% | 13% | 13% |
| — further education college | 29% | 35% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 5% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 114 | 3,808 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 85% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 48% | 42% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 26% | 29% | 19% |
| Further education | 3% | 3% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 11% | 8% | 7% |
| Employment | 28% | 31% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 11% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 45.6 | 46.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 47% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 67% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 43% | 38% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.11 | 4.12 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 16% | 19% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 34.2 | 31.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 47.8 | 50.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 4% | 6% | 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.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 209 | 97% | 88% | 20% | 22% | 74% |
| English Language | 209 | 97% | 89% | 15% | 20% | 73% |
| English Literature | 202 | 94% | 86% | 16% | 21% | 71% |
| Combined Science | 155 | 72% | 65% | 8% | 9% | 61% |
| Geography | 103 | 48% | 41% | 22% | 25% | 62% |
| History | 100 | 47% | 41% | 31% | 26% | 74% |
| German | 70 | 33% | 5% | 17% | 33% | 80% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 55 | 26% | 8% | 9% | 21% | 53% |
| Business Studies | 53 | 25% | 18% | 15% | 20% | 53% |
| Physical Education | 50 | 23% | 11% | 16% | 24% | 52% |
| Biology | 47 | 22% | 23% | 36% | 45% | 91% |
| Chemistry | 47 | 22% | 23% | 26% | 47% | 87% |
| Physics | 47 | 22% | 23% | 45% | 46% | 87% |
| Art and Design | 41 | 19% | 7% | 59% | 24% | 93% |
| Design and Technology | 34 | 16% | 11% | 12% | 23% | 47% |
| French | 29 | 13% | 18% | 14% | 29% | 86% |
| Media Studies | 22 | 10% | 4% | 18% | 20% | 68% |
| Religious Studies | 19 | 9% | 31% | 42% | 32% | 74% |
| Computer Science | 19 | 9% | 13% | 16% | 30% | 47% |
| Music | 14 | 7% | 5% | 29% | 33% | 64% |
| Dance | 11 | 5% | 1% | 27% | 27% | 64% |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Studies | 57 | 83% | — |
| Health Studies | 32 | 46% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 22 | 32% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 176 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 69 | 2,294 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 35.29 | 35.74 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 17% | 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.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 21 | 30% | 31% |
| Psychology | 19 | 28% | 23% |
| Biology | 15 | 22% | 20% |
| Media Studies | 14 | 20% | 4% |
| Classical Civilisation | 14 | 20% | 1% |
| Geography | 12 | 17% | 10% |
| History | 11 | 16% | 13% |
| English Language | 10 | 14% | 4% |
| Chemistry | 10 | 14% | 17% |
| Economics | 9 | 13% | 13% |
| Business Studies | 8 | 12% | 13% |
| Physics | 7 | 10% | 12% |
| French | 7 | 10% | 1% |
| English Literature | 7 | 10% | 11% |
| Art and Design | 6 | 9% | 1% |
| Drama | — | — | 2% |
| Philosophy | — | — | 1% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 15 | 22% | — |
| Health Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | 7 | 10% | — |
| Sports Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Sports Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma at Level 3 | — | — | — |
Where Richmond School & Sixth Form College is
Other secondary schools in North Yorkshire are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from North Yorkshire’s allocation statistics.
Other secondary schools in North Yorkshire
Bedale High School
Community school · 555 pupils
67% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.1
Boroughbridge High School
Community school · 388 pupils
63% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.0
Brayton Academy
Academy sponsor led · 988 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.4
Ermysted's Grammar School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 836 pupils
95% stayed in education · Attainment 8 67.3
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.