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York School Catchment Areas

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

York coordinates admissions across 50 primary and 9 secondary schools, with oversubscription criteria applied consistently across the authority.

The busiest areas for schools are York and Dunnington, which together account for the majority of pupil places in the authority.

Around 30% of schools in York have a religious character - Church of England, Catholic, or other faith - which means faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in those schools' oversubscription tiebreakers.

74 total 50 primary 9 secondary 2 areas

Based on the latest published capacity data, 12 of the 74 schools in York are at or above their admission number, so catchment distance is decisive at those schools. 22 schools apply faith-based criteria alongside catchment distance. Of the 32 York schools with a current Ofsted rating, 30 are rated Good or Outstanding.

York Catchment Area Documents

Official admissions policies and catchment boundary maps for York schools are published annually.

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Schools in York

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