70%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
51%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
45.3
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
20%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
545.6
EBacc APS · 2024/25
701
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
33%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 13/11/2019
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityYork
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.3:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Vale of York Academy · Secondary · York
Part ofHEARTWOOD LEARNING TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
70%
+10pp
74%67%61%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
51%
+4pp
52%47%41%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 51%
Attainment 8
45.3
+1.6
45.543.641.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 45.3
EBacc entry
20%
-21pp
44%32%20%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 20%
EBacc APS
545.6
-23.6
569.2477.9386.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 545.6
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
701
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
7%
Overall absence
12%
Persistent absence
33%
Contact
Address
Rawcliffe Drive, Clifton Without, York, YO30 6ZS
Local authority
York
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 70% | 51% | 45.3 | Not applicable | 20% | 545.6 | 23% | 701 |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 48% | 43.7 | -0.06 | 41% | 569.2 | 43% | 714 |
| 2022/23 | 64% | 42% | 41.7 | -0.10 | 33% | 398.5 | 33% | 684 |
| 2021/22 | 74% | 52% | 45.5 | -0.04 | 44% | 439.3 | 46% | 653 |
| 2018/19 | 66% | 41% | 44.5 | -0.25 | 34% | 386.6 | 37% | 561 |
| 2017/18 | 53% | 25% | 39.8 | -0.37 | 39% | 307.8 | 39% | 528 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | Not published | New school |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 701 | 17.6 | 7% | 8% | 25% | 12% | 33% |
| 2023/24 | 714 | 17.4 | 10% | 8% | 24% | 13% | 33% |
| 2022/23 | 684 | 15.8 | 11% | 7% | 25% | 12% | 31% |
| 2021/22 | 653 | 16.4 | 9% | 8% | 26% | 12% | 38% |
| 2020/21 | 623 | — | 8% | 8% | 25% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 561 | 17.2 | 12% | 9% | 28% | 7% | 20% |
| 2017/18 | — | 16.7 | — | — | — | 6% | 20% |
| 2016/17 | — | — | — | — | — | 7% | 20% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.