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Schools in North Yorkshire

A council (local authority) in Yorkshire and the Humber

  • Council
  • 597 schools and nurseries
  • 80,301 pupils
  • 16 towns and villages

In short: Most primary schools here are rated Good or better, about the same as across England. Results at 11 are close to England, and results at 16 were close to England in 2026. Attendance is close to the England figure.

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A red-brick school building under a blue sky
16 towns

North Yorkshire at a glance

Close to England on most measures

How North Yorkshire's schools compare with England, area by area.

DfE and Ofsted data, 2014 to 2026How we work this out
  • Schools and nurseries597290 primary · 41 secondary · 222 nurseries
  • Primaries Good or better95%England 96%
  • Met the standard at 1160%England 62%
  • Grade 5 in English and maths48%Attainment 8 46.8, England 46.2
  • Free school meals, primary19%A sign of family income
  • Missed a lot of school17%England 18%
Top-rated

The highest-rated schools in North Yorkshire

Primary and secondary schools are ranked by Eduscope score, which weighs up results, inspections, attendance and more. Nurseries, special and independent schools aren't ranked. A high score isn't everything: always visit.

All North Yorkshire primary schools

Top Primary Schools in North Yorkshire

290 mainstream schools in North Yorkshire, best first

Askwith Primary School

Otley, LS21 2HX · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

  • Ofsted:Outstanding

Results well above the England average.

20 first choices, 15 offers made

Met the standard at 1194%

England 62%

Days missed
3.1%
Pupils
105
Pupils per teacher
21.0
View school Askwith Primary School

Outwood Primary Academy Alne

York, YO61 1RT · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

  • Ofsted:Outstanding

Results well above the England average.

21 first choices, 21 offers made

Met the standard at 1189%

England 62%

Days missed
3.2%
Pupils
105
Pupils per teacher
19.1
View school Outwood Primary Academy Alne
See all 319 primary schools

Top Secondary Schools in North Yorkshire

41 mainstream schools in North Yorkshire, best first

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

Richmond, DL10 7DA · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

  • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area

Results well above the England average.

160 first choices, 113 offers made

Attainment 8 at 1654.4

England 46.2

Days missed
4.2%
Pupils
611
Pupils per teacher
17.5
View school St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy

Outwood Academy Easingwold

York, YO61 3EF · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

  • Ofsted:Outstanding

Results above the England average.

123 first choices, 129 offers made

Attainment 8 at 1653.2

England 46.2

Days missed
7.4%
Pupils
823
Pupils per teacher
17.8
View school Outwood Academy Easingwold
See all 80 secondary schools

Nurseries in North Yorkshire

222 in North Yorkshire, highest Ofsted grade first

See all 222 nurseries

Sixth Forms in North Yorkshire

38 in North Yorkshire, by the school's Eduscope score

Outwood Academy Easingwold

York, YO61 3EF · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

  • Ofsted:Outstanding

Results above the England average.

123 first choices, 129 offers made

Attainment 8 at 1653.2

England 46.2

Days missed
7.4%
Pupils
823
Pupils per teacher
17.8
View school Outwood Academy Easingwold

Ripon Grammar School

Ripon, HG4 2DG · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

  • Ofsted:Good

Results well above the England average.

171 first choices, 118 offers made

Attainment 8 at 1669.9

England 46.2

Days missed
4.8%
Pupils
957
Pupils per teacher
16.8
View school Ripon Grammar School
See all 38 sixth forms

Special Schools in North Yorkshire

21 in North Yorkshire. Eduscope doesn't rank these.

Springhead School

Scarborough, YO12 4HA · Special · All-through · Ages 2 to 19

  • Ofsted:Outstanding

Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

Results

Not published for this kind of school.

Days missed
8.9%
Pupils
109
Pupils per teacher
10.3
View school Springhead School

Breckenbrough School

Thirsk, YO7 4EN · Special · All-through · Ages 9 to 19 · Boys

  • Ofsted:Good

Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

Results

Not published for this kind of school.

Days missed
11.6%
Pupils
71
Pupils per teacher
–
View school Breckenbrough School

Brooklands School

Skipton, BD23 2DB · Special · All-through · Ages 4 to 19

  • Ofsted:Good

Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

Results

Not published for this kind of school.

Days missed
8.5%
Pupils
126
Pupils per teacher
6.8
View school Brooklands School
See all 21 special schools

Private Schools in North Yorkshire

26 in North Yorkshire. Eduscope doesn't rank these.

Brackenfield School

Harrogate, HG1 2HE · Independent · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

  • ISI:Inspected

Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

Results

Not published for this kind of school.

Days missed
–
Pupils
127
Pupils per teacher
–
View school Brackenfield School

Cundall Manor School

Yo61 2rw · Independent · All-through · Ages 2 to 16

  • ISI:Inspected

Independent school. Results well above the England average.

Attainment 8 at 1661.0

England 46.2

Days missed
–
Pupils
295
Pupils per teacher
–
View school Cundall Manor School

Ampleforth College

York, YO62 4ER · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

  • ISI:Inspected

Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

Results

Not published for this kind of school.

Days missed
–
Pupils
397
Pupils per teacher
–
View school Ampleforth College
See all 26 private schools
The map

Every school in North Yorkshire, on one map

Each dot is a school or nursery, coloured by its latest Ofsted grade. Point at a dot to see its name, or use the list.

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Westville House School, InspectedCedar House School, GoodChildhaven Community Nursery School, OutstandingBrougham Street Nursery School, Outstanding in every areaOtley Street Community Nursery School, OutstandingGoathland Primary School, GoodStaithes, Seton Community Primary School, GoodHunton and Arrathorne Community Primary School, GoodNawton Community Primary School, Needs attention in 1 areaApplegarth Primary School, GoodNorth and South Cowton Community Primary School, GoodRomanby Primary School, Good in every areaReeth Community Infant School, GoodRosedale Abbey Community Primary School, GoodBarrowcliff School, GoodGladstone Road Primary School, GoodScarborough, Northstead Community Primary School, Requires improvementSlingsby Community Primary School, Good in every areaSnape Community Primary School, GoodStillington Primary School, GoodEasingwold Community Primary School, GoodDishforth Airfield Community Primary School, OutstandingLeeming RAF Community Primary School, GoodColburn Community Primary School, Requires improvement in 1 areaScarborough, Overdale Community Primary School, GoodLinton-on-Ouse Primary School, GoodCatterick Garrison, Le Cateau Community Primary School, GoodSheriff Hutton Primary School, GoodWavell Community Primary School, GoodWheatcroft Community Primary School, GoodPickering Community Junior School, GoodSeamer and Irton Community Primary School, Requires improvement in 2 areasCayton Community Primary School, GoodHutton Rudby Primary School, GoodPickering Community Infant School, GoodLindhead School, GoodThirsk Community Primary School, Needs attention in 3 areasAlverton Primary School, GoodAppleton Wiske Community Primary School, GoodAmotherby Community Primary School, Expected standard or betterBrompton Community Primary School, GoodBrompton and Sawdon Community Primary School, GoodEast Ayton Community Primary School, GoodBoroughbridge Primary School, Needs attention in 1 areaBentham Community Primary School, GoodCowling Community Primary School, GoodKettlesing Felliscliffe Community Primary School, Good or betterGiggleswick Primary School, GoodGreat Ouseburn Primary School, GoodHarrogate, Grove Road Community Primary School, GoodHellifield Community Primary School, Good in every areaHensall Community Primary School, GoodGlasshouses Community Primary School, Expected standard or betterKettlewell Primary School, GoodBeckwithshaw Community Primary School, GoodSicklinghall Community Primary School, GoodScotton Lingerfield Primary School, GoodSkipton, Water Street Community Primary School, GoodStaveley Community Primary School, GoodSutton-in-Craven Community Primary School, GoodThornton in Craven Community Primary School, GoodWhitley and Eggborough Community Primary School, GoodMoorside Primary School & Nursery, GoodThorpe Willoughby Community Primary School, GoodBarwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby, Good in every areaIngleton Primary School, Good in every areaGlusburn Community Primary School, GoodBarlby Bridge Community Primary School, GoodHemingbrough Community Primary School, GoodHunmanby Primary School, GoodBarlby Community Primary School, GoodLangton Primary School, GoodLeavening Community Primary School, GoodNorth Duffield Community Primary School, GoodNorton Community Primary School, GoodFiley Junior School, GoodSelby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School, Needs attention in 1 areaRiccall Community Primary School, GoodSherburn in Elmet, Athelstan Community Primary School, GoodLeeming St. John's Church of England Primary School, GoodBainbridge Church of England Primary and Nursery School, GoodBedale Church of England Primary School, GoodBilsdale Midcable Chop Gate Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, GoodBrompton-on-Swale Church of England Primary School, GoodCrakehall Church of England Primary School, GoodCrayke Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, GoodDanby Church of England Voluntary Aided School, Expected standard or betterDishforth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, GoodSleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, GoodGillamoor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, GoodFoston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Good or betterMarwood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Great Ayton, Expected standard or betterHawsker Cum Stainsacre Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, GoodHipswell Church of England Primary School, GoodHuby Church of England Primary School, GoodKirby Hill Church of England (VC) Primary School, Expected standard or betterIngleby Greenhow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, GoodLythe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Good in every areaPickhill Church of England Primary School, GoodSand Hutton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, GoodSpennithorne Church of England VA Infant School, GoodSutton on the Forest Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, GoodSnainton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, GoodThornton Watlass Church of England Primary School, GoodWarthill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, GoodSt Nicholas Church of England Primary School, West Tanfield, GoodRuswarp Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Needs attention in 2 areasFylingdales Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, GoodHertford Vale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Staxton, GoodSettrington All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, GoodWest Heslerton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, GoodGunnerside Methodist Junior School, GoodMelsonby Methodist Primary School, Good in every areaRichmond Methodist Primary School, GoodBirstwith Church of England Primary School, GoodSt Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Pateley Bridge, GoodBishop Monkton Church of England Primary School, GoodAdmiral Long Church of England Primary School, GoodBurton Leonard Church of England Primary School, OutstandingCracoe and Rylstone Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School, GoodEmbsay Church of England Primary School, GoodFollifoot Church of England Primary School, Good in every areaGoldsborough Church of England Primary School, GoodGrassington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, GoodGreen Hammerton Church of England Primary School, Requires improvement in 1 areaHambleton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Expected standard in every areaKillinghall Church of England Primary School, GoodKirkby Malzeard Church of England Primary School, GoodKirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, GoodKirk Hammerton Church of England Primary School, GoodLong Marston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, GoodMarkington Church of England Primary & Nursery School, GoodRipon Cathedral Church of England Primary School, GoodRipley Endowed Church of England School, GoodSelby Abbey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, GoodSettle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, GoodSharow Church of England Primary School, Good in every areaSpofforth Church of England Controlled Primary School, GoodWistow Parochial Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, GoodGargrave Church of England Primary School, Expected standard in every areaKildwick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, GoodAskrigg Voluntary Controlled Primary School, GoodBolton-On-Swale St Mary's CofE Primary School, Good or betterSt Peter's Brafferton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Requires improvement in 3 areasMichael Syddall Church of England Aided Primary School, GoodCarlton and Faceby Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, GoodEgton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, GoodKirkby and Great Broughton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, GoodMiddleham Church of England Aided School, GoodSt Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough, GoodTerrington Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, GoodAustwick Church of England VA Primary School, GoodThe Boyle and Petyt Primary School, Needs attention in 4 areasBurneston Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, GoodBurnsall Voluntary Aided Primary School, GoodCawood Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, GoodKirkby in Malhamdale United Voluntary Aided Primary School, GoodLong Preston Endowed Voluntary Aided Primary School, GoodRisedale School, Requires improvement in 4 areasWhitby School, Requires improvementThirsk School & Sixth Form College, Expected standard in every areaBedale High School, Strong standard in every areaWensleydale School, Expected standard or betterKing James's School, GoodSettle College, GoodUpper Wharfedale School, OutstandingRipon Grammar School, GoodBoroughbridge High School, Expected standard in every areaSelby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science, GoodErmysted's Grammar School, GoodNun Monkton Primary Foundation School, Expected standard in every areaQueen Mary's School, InspectedScarborough College, InspectedTerrington Hall School, InspectedFyling Hall School, InspectedAmpleforth College, InspectedAysgarth School, InspectedGiggleswick School, InspectedDuchy College, InspectedQueen Ethelburga's Prep School, InspectedBelmont Grosvenor School, InspectedRead School, InspectedCundall Manor School, InspectedBrackenfield School, InspectedAshville College, InspectedWharfedale Montessori School, Requires improvementBreckenbrough School, GoodWelburn Hall School, Expected standard or betterThe Dales School, GoodSpringhead School, OutstandingHenshaws College, GoodBrooklands School, GoodQueen Ethelburga's College, InspectedWestwood Academy, Requires improvement in 1 areaCambian Scarborough School, GoodStonegate School, GoodHambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service, Requires improvement in 4 areasCraven Pupil Referral Service, GoodHarrogate Grammar School, Expected standard or betterSkipton Girls' High School, GoodNorton School, GoodSouth Craven School, GoodRossett School, Good in every areaSt Aidan's Church of England High School, Expected standard or betterGreat Smeaton Academy Primary School, GoodOutwood Academy Ripon, GoodThe Rubicon Centre, GoodHarrogate High School, Needs attention in 1 areaThe Woodlands Academy, GoodThomas Hinderwell Primary Academy, Expected standard or betterSpringwell Harrogate, Expected standard in every areaThe Skipton Academy, GoodBrotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy, GoodRoseberry Academy, GoodRichard Taylor Church of England Primary School, GoodStaynor Hall Primary Academy, GoodStokesley School, GoodSt Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy, Needs attention in 5 areasAll Saints Church of England School, GoodSt Peter's Church of England Primary School, GoodSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy, GoodSt Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy, GoodAskwith Primary School, OutstandingHarrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School, GoodLothersdale Primary School, Outstanding in every areaOatlands Community Junior School, Good or betterWestern Primary School, OutstandingNew Park Primary Academy, GoodOatlands Infant School, Good or betterPannal Primary School, GoodNorth Rigton Church of England Primary School, GoodScarborough University Technical College, GoodCambian Spring Hill, GoodBrayton Academy, OutstandingCamblesforth Community Primary Academy, GoodHookstone Chase Primary School, GoodForest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary School, GoodEast Whitby Primary Academy, Good in every areaScalby Academy, GoodHampsthwaite Church of England Primary School, Good or betterHawes Primary School, GoodStokesley Primary Academy, GoodRossett Acre Primary School, GoodBarton Church of England Primary School, GoodCroft Church of England Primary School, GoodEast Cowton Church of England Primary School, GoodLeyburn Primary School, GoodRavensworth Church of England Primary School, GoodSouth Otterington Church of England Primary School, Good in every areaAspin Park Academy, GoodEppleby Forcett Church of England Primary School, GoodAinderby Steeple Church of England Primary School, Expected standard in every areaMiddleton Tyas Church of England Primary School, GoodMeadowside Academy, GoodFiley Church of England Nursery and Infants Academy, GoodKnayton Church of England Academy, GoodTrinity Academy Richmond, Good in every areaGlaisdale Primary School, Outstanding in every areaAiry Hill Primary School, GoodWest Cliff Primary School, GoodCastleton Primary School, Outstanding in every areaLealholm Primary School, GoodTopcliffe CofE Academy, Outstanding in every areaBarlby High School, Needs attention in 1 areaSelby Community Primary School, GoodTockwith Church of England Primary Academy, GoodOutwood Academy Easingwold, OutstandingCoppice Valley Primary School, Expected standard or betterRichmond School & Sixth Form College, Expected standard or betterFenton Grange School, GoodSowerby Primary Academy, GoodCarlton Miniott Primary Academy, GoodOutwood Primary Academy Greystone, Strong standard in every areaNewby and Scalby Academy, Good in every areaTadcaster Grammar School, GoodMonk Fryston Church of England Primary School, GoodSherburn High School, GoodSouth Milford Primary School, GoodSherburn Hungate Primary School, GoodRiverside School, Tadcaster, Needs attention in 2 areasSaxton Church of England Primary School, GoodAppleton Roebuck Primary School, Good in every areaKellington Primary School, Requires improvement in 1 areaKirk Fenton Church of England Primary School, GoodStakesby Primary Academy, GoodTadcaster Primary Academy, GoodBraeburn Primary and Nursery Academy, Good in every areaGraham School, Needs attention in 2 areasGeorge Pindar School, Requires improvement in 2 areasStarbeck Primary Academy, GoodNorthallerton School & Sixth Form College, Needs attention in 1 areaMarton-Cum-Grafton Church of England Primary School, Outstanding in every areaKnaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School, GoodKeeble Gateway Academy, GoodSt Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy, GoodSt Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy, Outstanding in every areaSt George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy, GoodCambrai Primary School, OutstandingAll Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy, GoodSt Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy, GoodSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy, GoodSt Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy, Good or betterSt Benedict's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy, GoodSacred Heart Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy, GoodSt Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy, GoodClervaux Garden School, GoodFriarage Community Academy, Requires improvementBrayton Church of England Primary School, GoodCarnagill Community Primary School, Good or betterRillington Primary School, GoodThornton Dale CofE Primary School, Good or betterSkipton Parish Church of England Primary School, GoodThe Forest School, Good or betterGreatwood Community Primary School, GoodSt Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy, Outstanding in every areaEscrick Church of England Primary School, GoodSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, GoodAlanbrooke Academy, Outstanding in every areaCarlton Primary School, GoodOutwood Primary Academy Alne, OutstandingForest Moor School, GoodKirkbymoorside Community Primary School, GoodHelmsley Community Primary School, GoodSinnington Community Primary School, GoodRyedale School, OutstandingSt Robert's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, GoodLady Lumley's Academy, GoodMalton Primary Academy, Good in every areaSt John Fisher Catholic Academy, GoodSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, GoodWillow Tree Community Primary School, Good in every areaFiley Academy, Requires improvement in 4 areasOakridge Community Primary School, Good in every areaHoly Trinity Church of England Primary School, Needs attention in 3 areasGrewelthorpe Church of England Primary School, GoodRoecliffe CofE Primary School, Expected standard or betterDacre Braithwaite Church of England Primary School, GoodFountains Church of England Primary School, GoodCarleton Endowed CofE Primary School, Requires improvement in 2 areasStrive for Education, GoodSouth Kilvington Church of England Academy, Strong standard in every areaBrompton Hall School, Requires improvement in 2 areasMill Hill Primary School, Expected standard in every areaBradleys Both Community Primary School, Expected standard or betterSummerbridge Primary School, GoodNidderdale High School, Needs attention in 1 areaDarley Primary School, GoodOakbridge Church of England Primary SchoolNorth Stainley Church of England Primary School, Requires improvementChrist Church Church of England Primary School, Requires improvementHackness Church of England Primary School, Requires improvementWykeham Church of England Primary School, Requires improvementThreshfield Primary School, GoodBarkston Ash Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, GoodSt Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, OutstandingMalton School, GoodLuttons Community Primary Academy, InadequateSherburn Church of England Primary Academy, InadequateCliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School, GoodSessay Church of England Primary School, GoodWelburn Community Primary School, GoodSutton CofE Primary and Nursery School, GoodHusthwaite Church of England Primary School, Requires improvementBurton Salmon Community Primary School, GoodBarlow Church of England Primary School, GoodChapel Haddlesey Church of England Primary School, GoodMowbray Academy, GoodOsmotherley Primary School, GoodBroomfield School, Requires improvementCononley Primary School, GoodFairburn Community Primary School, Outstanding in every areaSaltergate Infant School, GoodSaltergate Junior School, GoodDarwin SchoolSpringwater Academy, GoodMasham CofE Primary School, InadequateAlne Preschool Playgroup, Expected standard or betterBedale Day Nursery Ltd, Needs attention in 2 areasSeedlings Montessori Childcare Ltd, Needs attention in 3 areasThe Wooden Horse At St. Hildas, Needs attention in 3 areasPartou Safehands Day Nursery & Pre-School, Expected standard or betterFirst Steps Day Nursery & Big Steps Out Of School Club, Expected standard in every areaMunchkins Day Nursery, Expected standard or betterMini Explorers Crabtree Ltd, Expected standard in every areaKidz Day Nursery Middleham, GoodRooftops Montessori Nursery School Ltd, GoodManor Early Years Pre-School, GoodJigsaw Childcare (Catterick) Limited, GoodRed Kite Children's Day Nursery, GoodTick Tock Daycare Limited, GoodTiddlywinks Easingwold, OutstandingLittle Footsteps Nursery, GoodPartou Little Dragons Day Nursery & Pre-School, GoodFirst Steps Day Care (Stokesley) Ltd, GoodMaisy Moos, GoodSparkles, GoodRocking Horse Montessori Nursery, GoodLooby Lou's Complete Childcare, GoodRosedene Northallerton, GoodKidz Day Nursery Ltd, GoodPlay Safe At The Pavilion, OutstandingEmma Kerfoot's Ladybirds, GoodStarchild Nurseries Malton, GoodKinder Place, GoodAmazing Owls Educational Play, GoodNewby Early Years, OutstandingBlossoms Day Nursery, GoodLittle Ducks Nursery - North Duffield LTD, GoodKids Corner Drax Limited, GoodRAFA Kidz RAF Leeming, GoodBright Beginnings, GoodChipmonks Day Nursery Hellifield, GoodBoo Boo's Day Nursery, GoodGoulton Grange Day Nursery, Expected standard or betterStepping Stones, GoodSelby District Peter Pan Nursery, GoodTiny Toes, GoodWath Court Nursery, OutstandingHappy Jays, GoodCliffe Preschool, GoodSkylark Day Nursery, GoodKiddiwinks Nursery, GoodAiskew Under Fives Preschool, OutstandingKidz Day Nursery Hutton Rudby, GoodNippers Nursery (Yorkshire) Ltd, GoodTwinkle Twinkle Day Nursery, GoodEsklets Pre-School, GoodHayleys Little Munchkins, OutstandingNoah's Ark Preschool, OutstandingLittle Years Nursery, GoodCarlton Playgroup Limited, GoodNorthern Performance Academy & Performatots, OutstandingAppletrees Day Nursery, GoodHumpty Dumpty's, GoodAcorns In Harrogate, GoodLittle Crickets Pre School, GoodLittle Blossoms Day Care Nursery Ltd, GoodMadHatters Pre School Nursery, GoodPartou Playaway Day Nursery & Pre-School, Needs attention in 4 areasHarlequin Day Nursery, GoodChildren's Corner (Harrogate) Limited, GoodSouth Milford Pre-School, GoodRosedene StokesleyBrooklyn Preschool Playgroup Ltd, GoodJigsaws Childcare Ltd, GoodKindercare Day Nursery (Hgte) Ltd, GoodHappy Jays, OutstandingSmartie Land Ltd, GoodSparkles Day Nursery, GoodCub Wetherby, OutstandingHappy Jays, OutstandingDovecote Playgroup, GoodHarmby Under 5s, GoodWharfe Bridge Day Nursery, GoodHolmedale Pre-school Limited, GoodDalesplay, GoodJack and Jills Nursery School, OutstandingAcorns Playgroup Ltd, OutstandingBrightstart Day Nursery, GoodPuddleducks Children's Day Nursery Malton Ltd, OutstandingKids Planet Barkston Ash, GoodPenny Pot Pre-School and Under 5s Creche, OutstandingLive Wires Club Ltd, GoodFiley Childcare, GoodHarcourt Day Nursery, GoodKids Planet Knaresborough, GoodRoseville Childcare, OutstandingAcorns Pre-School, GoodIncy Wincy's Limited, GoodButterflys Day Nursery, GoodSeedlings Nursery and Pre-school, GoodHappylands Nursery/Playgroup, GoodHappy Little Hedgehogs Day Nursery, GoodLittle Ducklings Preschool, GoodKidz Catterick, GoodKindercare, GoodNorthstead Community Pre-School, GoodMeadowfield Nursery School, GoodBanana Moon Day Nursery - Catterick, GoodMuddy Boots Stamford Bridge, Expected standard or betterWise Owls Educational Play, GoodKirk Hammerton Nursery School, GoodJelly Tots Nursery (Goole) Ltd, GoodChapter One Childcare (UK) Limited - Farnley, OutstandingShimmering Stars Nursery, GoodNatures Little Learners Hornbeam Park, GoodMill House Nursery Escrick Ltd, GoodLittle Rainbows, GoodRomanby Pre-School & The Cabin Crew Out of School Club, GoodKirkgate Childcare, OutstandingChildhaven Under Two'sLittle Berries Childcare LtdBorrowby Nursery School, GoodGlaisdale Playgroup, GoodPlaycare Day Nursery, GoodEscrick Pre-School Playgroup, GoodFreda's Community Playgroup and Pre-school, GoodStepping Stones, Expected standard in every areaStepping Stones Day Nursery & Out of School Club, GoodGreen Gables Montessori Nursery Ltd, GoodAspin Park Early Years Group, GoodHebden Nursery Ltd, Needs attention in 3 areasWent Valley Pre School, GoodPartou Tiny Teapots Day Nursery & Pre-School, GoodPuddleducks Children's Day Nursery, OutstandingFirst Steps Nursery, Expected standard in every areaScriven Park Pre School, GoodLittle Green Rascals Flaxton, GoodBuckets & Spades Nursery, GoodLittle Acorns Nursery, GoodHuby And Weeton Preschool, GoodAppleton Roebuck Pre-school, GoodAshbourne Day Nurseries Hipswell, GoodThe School House Nursery, GoodButtercup Pre School, OutstandingBlossoms Day Nursery, GoodEmmy Jayne's Nursery School, GoodLittle Years Nursery Ltd, GoodBrayton Headstart Preschool, OutstandingAsh Park Childcare Services Ltd, GoodFirst Steps Day Nursery, GoodNorth Duffield Under Fives, GoodHappy Jays, GoodLiveWires Pre-School, GoodBarkston Ash Nursery School, OutstandingNatures Little Learners, GoodDaisy Day Care, GoodOrchard Trees Childcare, GoodButterflys (Hammerton), GoodThe Wooden Horse - Wykeham, GoodHouse MartinsPuddleducks Children's Day Nursery Pickering Ltd, Expected standard or betterLara Nursery ThirskLittle Bears PreschoolLittle Teapots Nursery LtdLittle Pippins Montessori Nursery, Expected standard or betterKids Korner NurseryKids Planet FieldsideLittle Explorers Day NurseryBusyBodies Private Day Nursery, Expected standard in every areaKids Corner Nursery WhitleyMagic Tree Day Nursery, GoodLittle Learners Nursery and PreschoolTiddlywinks BoroughbridgeNidderdale Nursery Ltd, Needs attention in 2 areasKids Planet High Bank, Strong standard in every areaLighthouse School HarrogateMeadow SchoolKindercare (Hgte) Ltd, GoodBusy Bees Pre-School, GoodLittle Learners Nursery Centre Ltd., GoodAlanbrooke Nursery, GoodSelby Community Preschool, GoodHemingbrough Pre School, GoodGreen Hedges Day Nursery, Needs attention in 4 areasFirestation Pre-School, GoodRillington Pre-School Playgroup, Strong standard in every areaSutton on the Forest Preschool, GoodKirkbymoorside Pre-School Playgroup, GoodLittle Acorns Nursery, GoodEmbsay with Eastby Pre-School Playgroup, OutstandingKindercare, GoodWheatcroft Preschool Playgroup, GoodPartou Woodlands Harrogate Day Nursery & Pre-School, GoodFylingdales Pre-School Playgroup, GoodSunflowers Day Nursery, GoodScorton Village Preschool, OutstandingTime Out, GoodSt John's Playgroup, OutstandingThe Learning Tree Nursery & Kids Club, Strong standard in every areaKindercare (Hgte) Ltd, GoodBurniston and Cloughton Pre-school Playgroup, GoodOsmotherley Pre-School & Out of School Club, OutstandingThorpe Willoughby Childcare Centre, GoodEmbsay Children's Centre, Strong standard in every areaLittle Puddings Nursery, Needs attention in 4 areasJitterbugs Day Nursery, GoodFountains Playgroup and Pre-School, GoodHackness and District Under Fives, GoodMonk Fryston Pre-School, GoodBrayton Busy Bees Pre-school, GoodSmart Start Wistow Community Pre School, Expected standard or betterRigg Farm Montessori Nursery, OutstandingKirkby Malzeard Pre-School, GoodSeamer Pre-School, OutstandingSwinton Playgroup, GoodYellow Ribbon PreschoolAsh Park Childcare pre-school & out of school clubSticky Fingers Day Nursery, GoodBrougham Street Nursery School, OutstandingEgton Playgroup, GoodWhite Rabbit PreschoolWhite RabbitHappylands NurseryThe Little Minders ChildcareLittle Years Nursery HuttonFriarage Nursery
  • Outstanding43
  • Good385
  • Requires improvement10
  • Inadequate3
  • Not graded yet156
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About North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a county council area in Yorkshire and the Humber with 290 mainstream primary schools and 41 mainstream secondary schools. Towns with the most schools include Harrogate, Scarborough and Skipton. It has 3 grammar schools, which choose pupils by a test. 91.9% got their first-choice secondary school, against 83.6% across England.

Good to know in North Yorkshire

  • North Yorkshire has interactive maps and a catchment area tool so you can see which catchment area you live in. Source
  • Schools with an entrance or selection test have their own application guidance on the council's Selective schools page. Source
  • The council's nearest school finder emails you your nearest schools, which matters for school travel eligibility. Source
  • North Yorkshire provides free school transport to the nearest school if it is over the required walking distance. Source
  • North Yorkshire publishes term dates for community and voluntary controlled schools; academies, voluntary aided and foundation schools set their own. Source

From North Yorkshire council's website, checked 7 November 2026. Check the council's pages before you apply.

Key dates each year

31 October
Secondary school applications close
15 January
Primary school applications close
1 March
Secondary school offers
16 April
Primary school offers

If a date falls on a weekend or bank holiday, offers go out the next working day.

95.6%got their first-choice primary school in North Yorkshire in 2026. England: 92.4%. Ranked 25 of 151 councils. 98.7% got one of their top three.2.0% were offered a primary school in another council. England: 3.6%.

91.9%got their first-choice secondary school in North Yorkshire in 2026. England: 83.6%. Ranked 33 of 151 councils. 98.7% got one of their top three.4.9% were offered a secondary school in another council. England: 8.0%.

Source: DfE applications and offers, 2026. A low rate shows high demand, not poor schools.

10 of 53 primary appeals heard in North Yorkshire succeeded in 2025. 33 of 148 secondary appeals heard in North Yorkshire succeeded in 2025.

Nearby councils

By age

What's on offer for each age

Pick a stage to see every North Yorkshire school for that age, with filters for type, faith and Ofsted grade.

More ways to narrow it down

Here's how North Yorkshire's schools break down by type, faith and more.

Towns

Schools in each part of North Yorkshire

The blue bar is the average Eduscope score of the primary schools in each town. The black line is the North Yorkshire average, 50.

Browse North Yorkshire by postcode

Some areas, like parts of a bigger town, are easiest to find by postcode.

North Yorkshire vs England

How good are North Yorkshire's schools?

Inspections, exam results and attendance, next to the figure for England where we have it.

Numbers that sum up North Yorkshire

North YorkshireEngland

  • Primaries rated Good or Outstanding

    Latest Ofsted grade, 223 primaries with one.

    95%

    England 96%

    Close to England

  • Secondaries rated Good or Outstanding

    23 of the 24 with a grade.

    96%

    England 93%

    Close to England

  • Met the expected standard at 11

    Reading, writing and maths.

    60%

    England 62%

    Close to England

  • Grade 5 or above in English and maths

    At GCSE.

    48%

  • Pupils who miss a lot of school

    Missed 1 in 10 days or more. Lower is better.

    17%

    England 18%

    Close to England

  • Primary pupils on free school meals

    A sign of family income, not of school quality.

    19%

Ofsted grades

Latest graded inspection for the 268 schools that have one.

95%

Good or Outstanding

Each square is 1% of schools.

  • Outstanding14
  • Good241
  • Requires improvement10
  • Inadequate3

How it has changed

North Yorkshire in blue. There were no tests in 2020 and 2021 because of Covid.

Met the expected standard at 11
Covid gap50%60%70%20182019202320242025
60% in 2025. England now 62% (dashed line).
Grade 5 or above in English and maths
40%55%70%201820192020202120222023202420252026
48% in 2026.
Pupils who miss a lot of school
Covid gap0%15%30%20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
17% in 2025. England now 18% (dashed line).

The figures in full

The latest published year for each measure. Sources and years are on our data sources page.

MeasureNorth YorkshireEngland
Good or Outstanding (Ofsted)95%95%
Met the expected standard at 11 (KS2)60%62%
Attainment 846.846.2
Persistent absence17%18%
Pupils per teacher18.3:117.9:1
Spending per pupil£7,830£8,120
In education or work after 1692%91%
Went on to higher education52%56%
Pupils with special educational needs19%21%
Pupils with English as an additional language7%22%
Pupils on free school meals19%27%

DfE local authority code 815, ONS code E10000023.

Living here

What it's like for families

North Yorkshire has 597 schools and nurseries across 16 towns and villages, the biggest being Harrogate, Scarborough, Skipton and Knaresborough.

Pupil numbers are about the same as in 2018.

19% of primary pupils here get free school meals. Schools get extra money for each of them.

Pupil numbers

Pupils in North Yorkshire's state schools each January.

Up 0% since 2018.

Free school meals

Out of every 10 primary pupils, how many get free school meals. It's a sign of family income, not of school quality.

North Yorkshire19%

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Questions

Questions parents ask about North Yorkshire

How many schools are in North Yorkshire?

North Yorkshire has 597 schools, including 319 primary schools, 80 secondary schools, 222 nurseries, 26 independent schools, 21 special schools. Some count in more than one group. You can browse each category using the filters on Eduscope.

What are the best schools in North Yorkshire?

The highest-ranked schools in North Yorkshire on Eduscope are Askwith Primary School, Outwood Primary Academy Alne, Bolton-On-Swale St Mary's CofE Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance. Independent, special and nursery schools aren't ranked.

What percentage of schools in North Yorkshire are rated Good or Outstanding?

95% of inspected schools in North Yorkshire hold a Good or Outstanding Ofsted rating, which is above the England average of 94.8%. This includes 14 schools rated Outstanding and 241 rated Good.

How do primary schools in North Yorkshire perform at Key Stage 2?

Across primary schools in North Yorkshire, 60% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.

What is the average pupil-teacher ratio in North Yorkshire?

The average pupil-teacher ratio across schools in North Yorkshire is 18.3:1. While not a direct measure of class size, this indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil. Across England it is 17.9:1.

What is the persistent absence rate in North Yorkshire schools?

The persistent absence rate across schools in North Yorkshire is 17.3%. A pupil is classed as persistently absent if they miss 10% or more of school sessions. Across England it is 18.1%.

How many pupils attend schools in North Yorkshire?

There are 80,301 pupils enrolled across schools in North Yorkshire, with 42,395 in primary and 37,735 in secondary. 19.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals.

How many private schools are in North Yorkshire?

There are 26 independent schools in North Yorkshire. Fees vary by school and age group, with day school fees typically ranging from £10,000 to £20,000 per year. You can compare all private schools in North Yorkshire on Eduscope, including ISI inspection ratings where available.

How do I choose the right school in North Yorkshire?

Start by considering your child's age, your location, and whether you prefer a state or independent school. Use Eduscope to compare 597 schools in North Yorkshire by Ofsted ratings, exam results, and distance. Filter by school type, gender, religious character, and admissions policy to narrow your options.

Sources: DfE school performance tables, DfE school census and workforce, DfE pupil absence, Ofsted. Photos are stand-ins.

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