Huntington School
Huntington Road, Huntington, York, North Yorkshire, YO32 9WT ·
At a glance
A state secondary school for ages 11–18 in York. Confirmed as Outstanding at an ungraded Ofsted inspection (November 2023). GCSE results are around the England average (Attainment 8: 48.2 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 266 families put it first for 227 places (September 2026 entry).
- Ages
- 11–18
- Pupils
- 1,505
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- York
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Smith
Inspection
Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)
The school's last graded inspection took place before 2019.
Exam results
Department for Education performance tables
GCSE results, 2024/25 · 236 pupils
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Admissions
Demand for places and how places are allocated
Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)
226 of 266 first-preference applicants were offered a place (85%). 2 offers went to families living in another council area.
Catchment area
Official secondary catchment published by City of York Council (Open Government Licence v2.0, 2020-02-13 (live dataset)). Source
The boundary is shown on the map on this page. Check the council's current admissions arrangements, as boundaries can change.
Last distance offered
Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.
Pupils
School census 2024/25
- Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)16.4%
- English as an additional language6.6%
- SEN support12.9%
- Education, Health and Care plan3.5%
- The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.