Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 305 families put Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy as their first choice and 574 named it as one of their preferences, for 294 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
Demand has been fairly steady: 271 first choices in 2021, against 305 in 2026.
17% of applications came from families living in another council area.
Across York, 94% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in York lodged 40 appeals against secondary school offers; 30 reached a hearing and 12 succeeded (40% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 294 | 305 | 574 | 1.0 | 20 |
| 2025 | 295 | 316 | 550 | 1.1 | 32 |
| 2024 | 293 | 307 | 562 | 1.0 | 30 |
| 2023 | 292 | 284 | 513 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 301 | 320 | 522 | 1.1 | 30 |
| 2021 | 294 | 271 | 493 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 297 | 300 | 500 | 1.0 | 28 |
| 2019 | 298 | 312 | 476 | 1.0 | 27 |
| 2018 | 298 | 285 | 464 | 1.0 | 7 |
| 2017 | 297 | 294 | 444 | 1.0 | 12 |
| 2016 | 274 | 259 | 406 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2015 | 239 | 212 | 338 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 214 | 219 | 331 | 1.0 | 19 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.