Vale of York Academy
Rawcliffe Drive, Clifton Without, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 6ZS ·
At a glance
A state secondary academy for ages 11–16 in York. Rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection (November 2019). GCSE results are around the England average (Attainment 8: 45.3 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 109 families put it first for 122 places (September 2026 entry).
- Ages
- 11–16
- Pupils
- 656
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- York
- Academy trust
- HEARTWOOD LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Alexis Green-Harding
- Opened
- Apr 2017
Inspection
Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Safeguarding effective: Yes
Exam results
Department for Education performance tables
GCSE results, 2024/25 · 142 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)
109 of 109 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%).
Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.
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)24.7%
- English as an additional language7.8%
- SEN support4.4%
- Education, Health and Care plan2.6%
- The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.