Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
Hull Road, York, YO10 5ZA
1,803 pupils · 95% of 1,900 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- PATHFINDER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- York
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 23.8%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Post-16 | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 13 January 2026, published 28 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 56.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 62% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 81.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 50.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.04 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 294 | 305 | 574 | 294 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 295 | 316 | 550 | 295 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 293 | 307 | 562 | 293 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 292 | 284 | 513 | 287 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 301 | 320 | 522 | 301 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 294 | 271 | 493 | 284 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 297 | 300 | 500 | 297 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 298 | 312 | 476 | 298 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Fulford School 2.5 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Millthorpe School 3.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- All Saints Catholic School York 3.5 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Huntington School 4.5 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Vale of York Academy 4.7 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Joseph Rowntree School 5.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.