Councils · England · York
Schools in York, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 50 primary, 9 secondary — with York’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary council source · Secondary council source
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on York's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on York's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN YORK
Find your shortlist.
All 70 state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 50
Acomb Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Archbishop of York's CofE Junior School, Bishopthorpe
Ofsted · Good
Badger Hill Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Bishopthorpe Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Burton Green Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Carr Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Carr Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Clifton Green Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Copmanthorpe Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Dringhouses Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Dunnington Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Elvington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Fishergate Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Haxby Road Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Headlands Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hempland Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Heworth Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hob Moor Community Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Huntington Primary Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Knavesmire Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Lakeside Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Lord Deramore's Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Naburn Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
New Earswick Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Osbaldwick Primary Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Park Grove Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Poppleton Ousebank Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Poppleton Road Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ralph Butterfield Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Robert Wilkinson Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Rufforth Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Scarcroft Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Skelton Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Good
St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Lawrence's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Tang Hall Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Westfield Primary Community School
Ofsted · Good
Wheldrake with Thorganby Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Wigginton Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Woodthorpe Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Yearsley Grove Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 9
All Saints Catholic School York
Ofsted · Outstanding
Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Fulford School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Huntington School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Joseph Rowntree School
Ofsted · Good
Manor Church of England Academy
Ofsted · Good
Millthorpe School
Ofsted · Good
Vale of York Academy
Ofsted · Good
York High School
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 11
Applefields School
Not judged yet
Askham Bryan College
Ofsted · Good
Bootham School
Not judged yet
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
Ofsted · Good
Inspire Academy
Not judged yet
Lord Gowthorpe's Independent School
Not judged yet
OneSchool Global York Campus
Not judged yet
St Peter's School 2-18
Not judged yet
The Mount School (York)
Not judged yet
York College
Ofsted · Good
York Steiner School
Ofsted · Good
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through York.
If you live in York, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some York secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near York often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.