Fulford School

Comprehensive

National rank

172=

189

Rank last year

70.6%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

39.6%

GCSE

GCSE

A*/A/9/8/7

Comprehensive School of the Year in the North 2025

Need to know

Head teacher

Russell Harris

Gender of entry

Mixed

Total pupils

1,726

Head teacher

Russell Harris

Gender of entry

Mixed

Total pupils

1,726

Head teacher

Russell Harris

Gender of entry

Mixed

Total pupils

1,726

Progress 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE

Pupils on free school meals

7.9%

Progress 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE

Pupils on free school meals

7.9%

Our methodology
Results

A-level 2024 rank: 132

Grade

%

A*

20.6

A

25

B

25

A*/A

45.6

A*-B

70.6

GCSE 2024 rank: 228=

Grade

%

A*/9/8

23.1

A/7

16.4

A*/A/9/8/7

39.6

What the school inspection says

Date of report
2023
Verdict *
Outstanding
“Pupils who attend Fulford School are aiming for academic excellence. The school provides support, care and guidance to ensure that success is possible for all pupils. Pupils thrive here. The school is driven by strong moral values. These values determine all aspects of pupils’ experience. The ‘heart’ values of honesty, empathy, ambition, resilience and tolerance are ones that pupils live out every day ... Leaders have created an inclusive community in which difference is valued and discrimination is not tolerated.”
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*From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A consultation on the new report cards will take place in 2025.

About the school

  • As part of the South York Multi-Academy Trust, it’s now in consultation to formally merge with STAR Multi-Academy Trust.
  • Every student who joins the sixth form is allocated a tutor to help with the transition and guide them through the post-16 pastoral programme.
  • A large-scale renovation of the learning resource centre is nearly complete, boosted by a donation from the Pavers Foundation and school and parent-led fundraising through bake sales, dress-down days, sponsored runs and readathons.
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