Millthorpe School, York

In 2026, pupils at Millthorpe School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 49.5 in York and 47 across England.

55% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 52% in York and 47% in England.

That is down from 53.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.23: pupils made above 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 34.1, against 53.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 19.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 169 families put Millthorpe School as their first choice and 455 named it as one of their preferences, for 185 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Millthorpe School are All Saints Catholic School York (0.2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 55.1); Fulford School (1.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 59.7); York High School (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.8); and Vale of York Academy (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.7).

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

Millthorpe School is one of 6 schools run by Excel Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 209 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 60% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

16.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 8.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (84%) and Mixed (5%).

The nearest railway station is Main Entrance, about 1020 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Scarcroft Primary School (opposite), 270 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Millthorpe School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 769 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in York (175), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Millthorpe School issued 361 suspensions, 34.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Millthorpe School are Scarcroft Primary School (0.3 miles), Knavesmire Primary School (0.3 miles), St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (0.6 miles) and Fishergate Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.