Ryedale School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025York, Yorkshire and the Humber YO62 7SL · North Yorkshire
#53 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#801 of 4,090 nationally
About Ryedale School
Ryedale School is a academy secondary located in York, in the North Yorkshire local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 698 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 74.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools in England and 53rd of 366 ranked secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (80th percentile), and its weakest is grade 5+ in english & maths (64th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 698; capacity filled 96.5%; grade 4+ english & maths 73%; ebacc average points 4.78.
There are 127 schools in York; Ryedale School ranks 33rd of 124 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary 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%)51.7
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)48.6%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)16.6%
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 Ryedale School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 698
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 16.6%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 96.5%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 51.7
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 48.6%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 73%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 4.78
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Ryedale School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Nawton Community Primary School
York · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
90 students · 586 m away
Helmsley Community Primary School
York · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
177 students · 4.0 km away
Kirkbymoorside Community Primary School
York · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
181 students · 4.0 km away
Gillamoor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
York · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
61 students · 6.3 km away
Ampleforth College
York · Independent secondary · Ages 11–19
397 students · 7.9 km away
Sinnington Community Primary School
York · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
110 students · 8.6 km away
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy
York · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
88 students · 8.9 km away
Slingsby Community Primary School
York · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
87 students · 10 km away
Rosedale Abbey Community Primary School
Pickering · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
15 students · 13 km away
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Pickering · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
84 students · 14 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Outwood Academy Brumby
Scunthorpe · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
697 students
Howden School
Goole · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
699 students
Armthorpe Academy
Doncaster · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
695 students
St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Scunthorpe · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
694 students
Bronte Girls' Academy
Bradford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
709 students
Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities
Rotherham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
687 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Ryedale School a good school?
Ryedale School has a Success Index (England) of 74.7 out of 100 (Top 25% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #53 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 Ryedale School rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Ryedale School ranks #53 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #801 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Ryedale School?
Ryedale School had 698 students in 2025.
Is Ryedale School a primary school or a secondary school?
Ryedale School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Ryedale School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Ryedale School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.