Woldgate School and Sixth Form College, York

In its own words: "Our school is a community built on care, ambition, and a shared commitment to providing the very best for every young person. We believe it is the responsibility of school leaders and educators to ensure we ‘get it right’ for every child, and this is a duty we do not take lightly."

In 2026, pupils at Woldgate School and Sixth Form College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.1 in East Riding of Yorkshire and 47 across England.

54% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in East Riding of Yorkshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 46.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.35: 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 33.2, against 52.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 19.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 176 families put Woldgate School and Sixth Form College as their first choice and 227 named it as one of their preferences, for 197 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Woldgate School and Sixth Form College is one of 4 schools run by Wonder Learning Partnership, an academy trust.

10 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Woldgate School and Sixth Form College (as of April 2026): 100% would recommend the school, 90% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (60%).

Of the 201 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 40% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 5% into work.

Of the 90 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 48% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 31% into work. 33% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

15.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Woldgate School and Sixth Form College.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pocklington Woldgate School (adjacent), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Woldgate School and Sixth Form College 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 49 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in East Riding of Yorkshire (31), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Woldgate School and Sixth Form College issued 113 suspensions, 9.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Woldgate School and Sixth Form College are Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School (0.5 miles), St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy (0.5 miles) and Pocklington Junior School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.