Fulford School is a secondary school located in York. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education is good. The school inspection was carried out on 19/05/2011. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Fulfordgate, York, YO10 4FY
Website: www.fulford.york.sch.uk
Telephone: 01904633300
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: York
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Stephen Lewis
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 144711

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 19/05/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1603
Number of Pupils: 1585
Number of Boys: 821
Number of Girls: 764

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 12% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.61 Confidence interval 0.44 to 0.79
Of the 209 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 204 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:63%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:66%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:60.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.59
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Heslington Lane, Fulford YO10 4LX
229 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
1 Winterscale Street, Fishergate YO10 4BT
1,839 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Knavesmire Primary School
Trafalgar Street, YO23 1HY
1,863 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
1out of 4St Lawrence's Church of England Primary Academy
Heslington Road, YO10 5BW
1,962 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Fishergate Primary School
Fishergate, YO10 4AP
1,978 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Fulford School
Fulfordgate, Heslington Lane YO10 4FY
0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Millthorpe School
Nunthorpe Avenue, YO23 1WF
2,272 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
Hull Road, YO10 5ZA
2,683 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4All Saints RC School
Mill Mount Lane, YO24 1BJ
2,698 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedYork College
Sim Balk Lane, YO23 2BB
3,184 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedYork Steiner School
Danesmead, Fulford Cross YO10 4PB
1,068 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Danesgate Community
Danesgate, Fulford Cross YO10 4PB
1,123 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global York Campus
Bishopthorpe Road, York YO23 2QA
1,726 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of York
Heslington, YO10 5DD
1,752 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mount School (York)
Dalton Terrace, YO24 4DD
2,937 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.