York College
16 plus · Further education · Mixed · York
Sim Balk Lane, York, YO23 2BB
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Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
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Capacity used
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GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Further education
- Phase
- 16 plus
- Age range
- 16–99
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Ken Merry
- Address
- Sim Balk Lane, York, YO23 2BB
- Phone
- 01904770200
- Local authority
- York
- Ward / constituency
- Dringhouses & Woodthorpe · York Outer
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 130594
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
— pupils. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
Read the full Ofsted reportA-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 29.10 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 29.36 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 5.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 554 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 76 | 9% | 30% | 64% | |
| Business Studies | 69 | 0% | 10% | 42% | |
| Mathematics | 62 | 10% | 32% | 55% | |
| Psychology | 52 | 4% | 27% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 50 | 2% | 16% | 40% | |
| Film Studies | 48 | 2% | 13% | 58% | |
| Biology | 44 | 9% | 36% | 70% | |
| Ancient History | 40 | 0% | 13% | 57% | |
| Law | 38 | 5% | 37% | 55% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 37 | 0% | 8% | 41% | |
| Geography | 36 | 0% | 8% | 56% | |
| Religious Studies | 36 | 0% | 22% | 47% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 40197: York College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 8 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 26% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 10% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 31% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.