Boroughbridge High School
Wetherby Road, York, YO51 9JX
388 pupils · 51% of 763 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Free school meals
- 22.9%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 May 2023, published 11 September 2023. 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 | 43 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 38.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 56.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 36.9% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.9 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 48 | 43 | 116 | 45 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 50 | 45 | 141 | 45 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 90 | 77 | 190 | 83 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 92 | 81 | 194 | 86 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 111 | 85 | 156 | 97 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 101 | 67 | 138 | 84 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 79 | 57 | 112 | 67 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 135 | 70 | 130 | 84 |
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
- King James's School 10.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Outwood Academy Ripon 10.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Ripon Grammar School 10.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Harrogate High School 12.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Outwood Academy Easingwold 13.8 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- St John Fisher Catholic Academy 14.1 km · Good (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.