Joseph Rowntree School

Joseph Rowntree School continues to be a good school, demonstrating strong performance across various domains. The school offers a broad and ambitious curriculum that is effective for all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Positive relationships between staff and pupils contribute to an encouraging learning environment where students feel safe and valued. A significant strength of the school is the extensive range of enrichment opportunities provided, which cater to diverse student interests, including extra-curricular clubs and activities that foster student engagement and development.

Strengths

• Broad and ambitious curriculum for all pupils
• Strong support for SEND pupils
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils
• High expectations and commitment from staff
• Effective behavior management with minimal disruption
• Wide range of enrichment opportunities
• Strong personal development and PSHE program
• Well-resourced facilities for sports and arts

Areas for Improvement

• Insufficient communication with parents of SEND pupils
• Older pupils do not read widely or often enough

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Joseph Rowntree School attended 89.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 28.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 7.2% of pupils at Joseph Rowntree School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Joseph Rowntree School had 15.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.7% of pupils at Joseph Rowntree School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 1 pupil.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Joseph Rowntree School received £7,800 and spent £7,874 for each of its 1,250 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £631,000 (£505 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Joseph Rowntree School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Joseph Rowntree School is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was Joseph Rowntree School last inspected by Ofsted?

Joseph Rowntree School was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does Joseph Rowntree School have?

Joseph Rowntree School has 1,248 pupils on roll.

What age range does Joseph Rowntree School cover?

Joseph Rowntree School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Joseph Rowntree School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 46.0, and 45% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Joseph Rowntree School?

Joseph Rowntree School is at Haxby Road, New Earswick, York, North Yorkshire, YO32 4BZ.