Bootham School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025York, Yorkshire and the Humber YO30 7BU · York
#280 of 366 all-through schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#3094 of 4,090 nationally
About Bootham School
Bootham School is a independent all-through located in York, in the York local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 2–19. In 2025 it enrolled 587 students. Fee-paying independent schools. Most do not publish Key Stage results in the government performance tables.
Its Success Index (England) is 27.3 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of all-through schools in England and 280th of 366 ranked all-through schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is a level points per entry (89th percentile), and its weakest is grade 5+ in english & maths (6th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 587; capacity filled 78.3%; grade 4+ english & maths 0%; ebacc average points 2.44.
There are 127 schools in York; Bootham School ranks 101st of 124 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against all-through schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)36.5
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)0%
- A level points per entry (10%)42.8
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)–
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Bootham School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 587
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Capacity filled
- 78.3%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 36.5
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 0%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 0%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 2.44
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 42.8
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Bootham School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
St Peter's School 2-18
York · Independent all-through · Ages 2–18
1,277 students · 377 m away
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
York · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
261 students · 644 m away
Clifton Green Primary School
York · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
372 students · 814 m away
Park Grove Primary Academy
York · Academy primary · Ages 5–11
262 students · 840 m away
Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
York · Local authority primary · Ages 5–11
76 students · 1.0 km away
Haxby Road Primary Academy
York · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
293 students · 1.1 km away
Scarcroft Primary School
York · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
347 students · 1.3 km away
St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
York · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
168 students · 1.3 km away
Burton Green Primary School
York · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
136 students · 1.4 km away
The Mount School (York)
York · Independent all-through · Ages 2–18
223 students · 1.5 km away
Similar schools
Independent all-through schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Scarborough College
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623 students
Pocklington School
York · Independent all-through · Ages 2–18
641 students
Gateways School
Leeds · Independent all-through · Ages 2–19
525 students
Silcoates School
West Yorkshire · Independent all-through · Ages 2–19
517 students
Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield
Wakefield · Independent all-through · Ages 3–19
668 students
Huddersfield Grammar School
Huddersfield · Independent all-through · Ages 3–16
493 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Bootham School a good school?
Bootham School has a Success Index (England) of 27.3 out of 100 (Lower 50% of all-through schools in England) and ranks #280 of 366 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Bootham School rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Bootham School ranks #280 of 366 all-through schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #3094 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Bootham School?
Bootham School had 587 students in 2025.
Is Bootham School a primary school or a secondary school?
Bootham School is classified as a all-through covering Ages 2–19. It is a independent school.
What other schools are near Bootham School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Bootham School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.