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Joseph Rowntree School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Voluntary controlled
Haxby Road, New Earswick, York YO32 4BZ · josephrowntree.co.uk · 01904 552100
On the mapSearch near YO32 4BZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.2
- average Attainment 8 score. York 50.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · York Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,248
- 94% of 1,328 places
- Local authority
- York
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.6%
- First language not English
- 7.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: York Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 154 families put the school first and 185 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 185 | 154 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 204 | 180 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 206 | 183 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 209 | 202 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 203 | 184 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.2, and 46.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across York it was 50.8, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (37.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ●46.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ●66.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲57.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.49 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 49.3 | +7 |
| Further education | 38.4 | −1.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2 | +1.6 |
| Employment | 2.6 | −5.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.3 | −1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 3.1 | +1.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78 students | B- (37.5) | Above average +0.17 | |
| 78 students | B- (37.5) | Above average +0.17 | |
| 30 students | Merit+ (27.9) | Average -0.05 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 83 | B- (37.1) | +0.10 |
| 2022/23 | 75 | B (39.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 95 | B (41.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 92 | C+ (33.2) | -0.03 |
| 2017/18 | 99 | C (29.7) | -0.03 |
| 2016/17 | 127 | C (30) | -0.07 |
| 2015/16 | 135 | C (28.9) | 0.00 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 47.1 | −18.2 |
| Other education | 1.1 | −0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 10.6 | +2.4 |
| Employment | 32.9 | +16.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.1 | +1 |
| Activity not captured | 1.2 | −0.8 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 13 October 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Joseph Rowntree School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 12 Oct 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (127 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 127
- 10% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 30 parents (24%) with SEND