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Millthorpe School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Nunthorpe Avenue, York YO23 1WF · millthorpeschool.co.uk · 01904 686400
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 53.2
- average Attainment 8 score. York 50.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · York Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,022
- 96% of 1,060 places
- Local authority
- York
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 16.3%
- First language not English
- 8.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Excel Learning Trust
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, 169 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 | 169 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 203 | 164 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 209 | 161 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 205 | 204 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 233 | 275 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 53.2, and 62.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across York it was 50.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲53.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲62.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲78.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲56.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.90 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121706)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 23.9 | +5.8 |
| Further education | 60.3 | −8.7 |
| Other education | 0.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3 | +1.9 |
| Employment | 2.9 | −1.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.3 | −0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | +2.4 |
Ofsted
Millthorpe School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 12 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (384 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 384
- 36% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 100 parents (26%) with SEND