Huntington School, York

In its own words: "It is a privilege to lead this wonderful school! At Huntington, we have a clear vision of the school we aspire to be - a safe, inclusive and welcoming community that everyone feels proud to be part of."

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 19 November 2026 at 6pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Huntington School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 49.5 in York and 47 across England.

47% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 52% in York and 47% in England.

That is up from 48.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.06: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 39.7, against 51.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 28 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 266 families put Huntington School as their first choice and 532 named it as one of their preferences, for 227 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 40 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Huntington School are Joseph Rowntree School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46); Vale of York Academy (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.7); Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy (2.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 52.7); and All Saints Catholic School York (2.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 55.1).

Huntington School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Of the 234 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 44% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 139 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 48% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 32% into work. 27% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

15.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Huntington School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 14 places, 13 pupils on roll.

Huntington School had 110 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Main Entrance, about 2.5 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Huntington School (opposite), 80 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 105 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in York (175).

In 2024/25, Huntington School issued 449 suspensions, 30.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Huntington School are New Earswick Primary School (0.3 miles), Huntington Primary Academy (0.4 miles), Yearsley Grove Primary School (0.7 miles) and Haxby Road Primary Academy (1.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.