What schools serve York?

There are 136 schools in York, East Riding of Yorkshire, including Holme-upon-Spalding Moor Primary School, Newbald Primary School, Bishop Wilton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School, Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School and more. You can view each school's catchment area guidance and admissions policy on catchment.school.

How many primary and secondary schools are in York?

York has 103 primary schools and 13 secondary schools. There are also 20 other schools (such as all-through or special schools) in the area. All data is sourced from the Department for Education's GIAS register.

How do I find out if my address is in a school's catchment area in York?

To check whether your address falls within a school's catchment area in York, use the postcode search tool at catchment.school. Catchment area boundaries for York schools are set by East Riding of Yorkshire and reviewed each year. You can also consult the school's admissions policy or contact the East Riding of Yorkshire admissions team directly for the most up-to-date boundary maps.

Who sets catchment area boundaries for schools in York?

Catchment area boundaries for schools in York are set by East Riding of Yorkshire as the admissions authority. Community and voluntary-controlled schools follow the council's published admissions policy, while academies and voluntary-aided schools may set their own. Boundaries are reviewed annually and published each September for the following academic year.

Schools in York

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

York has 136 schools in the catchment.school database, split between City of York Council (73), North Yorkshire (45) and East Riding of Yorkshire (18). The city boundary is important: schools in villages such as Skelton, Haxby and Wigginton may lie in North Yorkshire rather than the City of York, with correspondingly different admissions criteria.

City of York Council uses straight-line distance as the primary tiebreaker for community schools. York's city-centre schools and those in popular residential suburbs such as Fulford, Rawcliffe and Acomb can see strong competition for places. York has no selective grammar schools; secondary admissions are based on distance and, where relevant, faith criteria.

North Yorkshire County Council operates a designated catchment area system for many of its rural and market-town schools, with each school serving a defined geographical area as the first tiebreaker. Families in the villages east and north of York that fall into East Riding territory should apply through the East Riding admissions portal.

School demand in York

Across the 127 schools in York with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 87%. 28 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.

55 schools in York have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.

63 of the schools in York are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of East Riding of Yorkshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.

57 of the schools in York have a current Ofsted rating, of which 53 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.

Primary schools in York: 25 oversubscribed (103)

Holme-upon-Spalding Moor Primary School

Primary · Community school

York · YO43 4HL

Ages 3-11 226 pupils Capacity 240

Newbald Primary School

Primary · Community school

York · YO43 4SQ

Ages 3-11 91 pupils Capacity 100

Bishop Wilton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

York · YO42 1SP

Ages 2-11 39 pupils Capacity 56

Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

York · YO43 3BY

Ages 7-11 296 pupils Capacity 330

Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

York · YO42 2HE

Ages 3-7 264 pupils Capacity 270

Warter Church of England Primary School

Primary · Foundation school

York · YO42 1XR

Ages 3-11 163 pupils Capacity 157

Wetwang Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

York · YO25 9XT

Ages 2-11 32 pupils Capacity 99

Bugthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

York · YO41 1QQ

Ages 3-11 83 pupils Capacity 100

Sutton Upon Derwent Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

York · YO41 4BN

Ages 3-11 95 pupils Capacity 120

St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Fangfoss

Primary · Voluntary aided school

York · YO41 5QG

Ages 3-11 99 pupils Capacity 112

Barmby Moor Church of England Primary School

Primary · Foundation school

York · YO42 4EQ

Ages 3-11 119 pupils Capacity 119

Carr Infant School

Primary · Community school

York · YO26 5QA

Ages 3-7 211 pupils Capacity 210

Dringhouses Primary School

Primary · Community school

York · YO24 1HW

Ages 4-11 308 pupils Capacity 315

Fishergate Primary School

Primary · Community school

York · YO10 4AP

Ages 3-11 301 pupils Capacity 340

Clifton Green Primary School

Primary · Community school

York · YO30 6JA

Ages 3-11 397 pupils Capacity 450

Ralph Butterfield Primary School

Primary · Community school

York · YO32 3LS

Ages 4-11 323 pupils Capacity 350

Nawton Community Primary School

Primary · Community school

York · YO62 7SF

Ages 3-11 91 pupils Capacity 105

Slingsby Community Primary School

Primary · Community school

York · YO62 4AA

Ages 4-11 88 pupils Capacity 95

Stillington Primary School

Primary · Community school

York · YO61 1LA

Ages 3-11 30 pupils Capacity 49

Easingwold Community Primary School

Primary · Community school

York · YO61 3HJ

Ages 4-11 301 pupils Capacity 297

Linton-on-Ouse Primary School

Primary · Community school

York · YO30 2BD

Ages 3-11 58 pupils Capacity 105

Sheriff Hutton Primary School

Primary · Community school

York · YO60 6SH

Ages 2-11 94 pupils Capacity 105

Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School

Primary · Community school

York · YO32 9UP

Ages 4-11 97 pupils Capacity 105

Wigginton Primary School

Primary · Community school

York · YO32 2FZ

Ages 4-11 243 pupils Capacity 280

Headlands Primary School

Primary · Community school

York · YO32 2YH

Ages 4-11 265 pupils Capacity 315

Boroughbridge Primary School

Primary · Community school

York · YO51 9EB

Ages 3-11 272 pupils Capacity 252

Great Ouseburn Community Primary School

Primary · Community school

York · YO26 9RG

Ages 3-11 122 pupils Capacity 120

Barlby Bridge Community Primary School

Primary · Community school

York · YO8 5AA

Ages 3-11 154 pupils Capacity 189

Riccall Community Primary School

Primary · Community school

York · YO19 6PF

Ages 2-11 219 pupils Capacity 243

Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

York · YO26 4YZ

Ages 5-11 85 pupils Capacity 200

St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

York · YO24 4BJ

Ages 4-11 178 pupils Capacity 195

Crayke Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

YORK · YO61 4TZ

Ages 4-11 106 pupils Capacity 105

Foston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

York · YO60 7QB

Ages 3-11 62 pupils Capacity 60

Gillamoor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

York · YO62 7HX

Ages 4-11 59 pupils Capacity 56

Huby CofE Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

York · YO61 1HX

Ages 4-11 98 pupils Capacity 105

Kirby Hill Church of England (VC) Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

York · YO51 9DS

Ages 2-11 120 pupils Capacity 150

Sand Hutton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

York · YO41 1LB

Ages 4-11 59 pupils Capacity 77

Sutton on the Forest Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

York · YO61 1DW

Ages 4-11 103 pupils Capacity 105

Warthill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

York · YO19 5XL

Ages 4-11 34 pupils Capacity 52

Elvington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

York · YO41 4HP

Ages 4-11 125 pupils Capacity 140

St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

York · YO10 4LX

Ages 4-11 312 pupils Capacity 315

Lord Deramore's Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

York · YO10 5EE

Ages 4-11 219 pupils Capacity 210

St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

York · YO23 3PD

Ages 4-11 104 pupils Capacity 105

Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

York · YO26 8BN

Ages 3-11 98 pupils Capacity 119

Kirk Hammerton Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

York · YO26 8DE

Ages 4-11 59 pupils Capacity 84

Long Marston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

York · YO26 7LR

Ages 4-11 43 pupils Capacity 70

St Peter's Brafferton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

York · YO61 2PA

Ages 2-11 99 pupils Capacity 105

Terrington Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

York · YO60 6NS

Ages 3-11 28 pupils Capacity 63

Nun Monkton Primary Foundation School

Primary · Foundation school

York · YO26 8ER

Ages 3-11 38 pupils Capacity 45

Copmanthorpe Primary School

Primary · Community school

York · YO23 3SB

Ages 4-11 313 pupils Capacity 390

Yearsley Grove Primary School

Primary · Community school

York · YO31 9BX

Ages 3-11 379 pupils Capacity 399

Westfield Primary Community School

Primary · Community school

York · YO24 3HP

Ages 3-11 503 pupils Capacity 602

Robert Wilkinson Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO32 5UH

Ages 2-11 552 pupils Capacity 660

Haxby Road Primary Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led

York · YO31 8JN

Ages 2-11 284 pupils Capacity 225

Huntington Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO32 9QT

Ages 5-11 362 pupils Capacity 420

Poppleton Ousebank Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO26 6JT

Ages 3-11 426 pupils Capacity 444

Scarcroft Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO23 1BS

Ages 4-11 373 pupils Capacity 420

Knavesmire Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO23 1HY

Ages 3-11 486 pupils Capacity 420

Badger Hill Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO10 5JF

Ages 4-11 190 pupils Capacity 210

Hempland Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO31 1ET

Ages 4-11 422 pupils Capacity 420

Heworth Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO31 0AA

Ages 5-11 133 pupils Capacity 135

Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO30 1AG

Ages 2-11 95 pupils Capacity 189

Burton Green Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO30 6JE

Ages 2-11 146 pupils Capacity 210

Tang Hall Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO31 0UT

Ages 2-11 245 pupils Capacity 210

Stamford Bridge Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO41 1BP

Ages 3-11 312 pupils Capacity 333

Pocklington Junior School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO42 2BX

Ages 7-11 239 pupils Capacity 320

St Lawrence's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

York · YO10 5BW

Ages 3-11 142 pupils Capacity 210

Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO30 5TA

Ages 3-11 617 pupils Capacity 656

Acomb Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO24 4ES

Ages 4-11 312 pupils Capacity 315

Park Grove Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO31 8LG

Ages 5-11 264 pupils Capacity 270

Woodthorpe Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO24 2RU

Ages 3-11 447 pupils Capacity 450

New Earswick Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

York · YO32 4BY

Ages 2-11 212 pupils Capacity 210

Hob Moor Community Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO24 4PS

Ages 3-11 272 pupils Capacity 320

Lakeside Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO30 4YL

Ages 5-11 202 pupils Capacity 420

Wheldrake with Thorganby Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO19 6BB

Ages 4-11 160 pupils Capacity 210

Dunnington Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO19 5QG

Ages 5-11 181 pupils Capacity 210

Tockwith Church of England Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO26 7RP

Ages 4-11 231 pupils Capacity 220

Appleton Roebuck Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO23 7DN

Ages 4-11 106 pupils Capacity 120

Osbaldwick Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO10 3AX

Ages 3-11 275 pupils Capacity 420

Melbourne Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO42 4QE

Ages 3-11 191 pupils Capacity 150

Archbishop of York's CofE Junior School, Bishopthorpe

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO23 2QT

Ages 7-11 194 pupils Capacity 240

Rufforth Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO23 3QF

Ages 4-11 109 pupils Capacity 109

Skelton Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO30 1YB

Ages 3-11 101 pupils Capacity 140

Marton-Cum-Grafton Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO51 9QB

Ages 3-11 97 pupils Capacity 105

Carr Junior School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO26 5QA

Ages 7-11 260 pupils Capacity 240

St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO43 3DB

Ages 3-11 106 pupils Capacity 105

St Benedict's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO62 4DE

Ages 3-11 91 pupils Capacity 105

St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO31 0QQ

Ages 3-11 178 pupils Capacity 210

St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO10 4BT

Ages 3-11 217 pupils Capacity 210

St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO31 7PB

Ages 3-11 263 pupils Capacity 280

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO24 4JW

Ages 3-11 420 pupils Capacity 420

Escrick Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO19 6JQ

Ages 4-11 187 pupils Capacity 154

Outwood Primary Academy Alne

Primary · Academy sponsor led

York · YO61 1RT

Ages 4-11 98 pupils Capacity 157

Kirkbymoorside Community Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO62 6AG

Ages 3-11 202 pupils Capacity 240

Sinnington Community Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO62 6SL

Ages 2-11 106 pupils Capacity 84

Helmsley Community Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO62 5HB

Ages 2-11 163 pupils Capacity 168

Bishopthorpe Infant School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO23 2QQ

Ages 5-7 98 pupils Capacity 170

Roecliffe CofE Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO51 9LY

Ages 3-11 81 pupils Capacity 98

Wilberfoss Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO41 5ND

Ages 3-11 218 pupils Capacity 210

Poppleton Road Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO26 4UP

Ages 3-11 391 pupils Capacity 446

Naburn Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

York · YO19 4PP

Ages 4-11 39 pupils Capacity 83

Welburn Community Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

York · YO60 7DX

Ages 4-11 46 pupils Capacity 95

Husthwaite Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

York · YO61 4QA

Ages 3-11 61 pupils Capacity 105

Secondary Schools in York (13)

Huntington School

Secondary · Community school

York · YO32 9WT

Ages 11-18 1464 pupils Capacity 1545

Boroughbridge High School

Secondary · Community school

York · YO51 9JX

Ages 11-16 438 pupils Capacity 763

Joseph Rowntree School

Secondary · Voluntary controlled school

York · YO32 4BZ

Ages 11-18 1270 pupils Capacity 1328

Manor Church of England Academy

Secondary · Academy converter

York · YO26 6PA

Ages 11-16 1141 pupils Capacity 1086

Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy

Secondary · Academy converter

York · YO10 5ZA

Ages 11-18 1818 pupils Capacity 1900

Millthorpe School

Secondary · Academy converter

York · YO23 1WF

Ages 11-16 1033 pupils Capacity 1060

Woldgate School and Sixth Form College

Secondary · Academy converter

York · YO42 2LL

Ages 11-18 1218 pupils Capacity 1100

Vale of York Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led

York · YO30 6ZS

Ages 11-16 701 pupils Capacity 905

York High School

Secondary · Academy sponsor led

York · YO24 3WZ

Ages 11-16 748 pupils Capacity 991

Fulford School

Secondary · Academy converter

York · YO10 4FY

Ages 11-18 1765 pupils Capacity 1899

Outwood Academy Easingwold

Secondary · Academy sponsor led

York · YO61 3EF

Ages 11-18 770 pupils Capacity 1378

Ryedale School

Secondary · Academy converter

York · YO62 7SL

Ages 11-16 704 pupils Capacity 723

All Saints Catholic School York

Secondary · Academy converter

York · YO24 1BJ

Ages 11-18 1408 pupils Capacity 1421

Other Schools in York (20)

Pocklington School

Not applicable · Other independent school

York · YO42 2NJ

Ages 2-18 730 pupils Capacity 870

St Paul's Nursery School

Nursery · Local authority nursery school

York · YO30 6JA

Ages 2-5 61 pupils

Danesgate Community

Not applicable · Pupil referral unit

York · YO10 4PB

Ages 5-16 179 pupils

Bootham School

Not applicable · Other independent school

York · YO30 7BU

Ages 2-19 623 pupils Capacity 750

St Peter's School 2-18

Not applicable · Other independent school

York · YO30 6AB

Ages 2-18 1328 pupils Capacity 1335

The Mount School (York)

Not applicable · Other independent school

York · YO24 4DD

Ages 2-18 223 pupils Capacity 461

Terrington Hall School

Not applicable · Other independent school

York · YO60 6PR

Ages 2-14 191 pupils Capacity 201

Ampleforth College

Not applicable · Other independent school

York · YO62 4ER

Ages 11-19 404 pupils Capacity 600

Queen Ethelburga's Prep School

Not applicable · Other independent school

York · YO26 9SS

Ages 0-15 828 pupils Capacity 650

York Steiner School

Not applicable · Other independent school

York · YO10 4PB

Ages 3-16 194 pupils Capacity 275

Welburn Hall School

Not applicable · Community special school

York · YO62 7HQ

Ages 8-19 112 pupils

York College

All through · Further education

York · YO23 2BB

Ages 16-99

Askham Bryan College

All through · Further education

York · YO23 3FR

Ages 16-99

Queen Ethelburga's College

Not applicable · Other independent school

York · YO26 9SS

Ages 14-19 482 pupils Capacity 1200

University of York

Not applicable · Higher education institutions

York · YO10 5DD

York St John University

Not applicable · Higher education institutions

York · YO31 7EX

OneSchool Global York Campus

Not applicable · Other independent school

York · YO23 2QA

Ages 7-18 115 pupils Capacity 158

Hob Moor Oaks Academy

Not applicable · Academy special converter

York · YO24 4PS

Ages 3-11 126 pupils

Inspire Academy

Not applicable · Other independent special school

York · YO24 3WZ

Ages 11-16 20 pupils Capacity 40

Applefields School

Not applicable · Academy special converter

York · YO31 0LW

Ages 11-19 Capacity 224

Catchment area boundaries for schools in York are set by East Riding of Yorkshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.

Find East Riding of Yorkshire admissions documents → How catchment areas work →