Ermysted's Grammar School
Ofsted
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 28 September 2022
Results
Compared with the local authority and England
KS4 Results
Attainment and progress
Attainment 8 scores a pupil's best 8 GCSE results, out of about 90. Progress 8 compares those results with pupils who started secondary school at the same level: 0 is average.
| Measure | School | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 67.3 | 46.5 | 46.1 |
GCSE results
Grade 4 is a standard pass; grade 5 is a strong pass.
| Measure | School | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 87% | 47% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 97% | 67% | 65% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths | 96% | 62% | 60% |
English Baccalaureate
The EBacc is English, maths, science, a language, and history or geography. It is a set of subjects rather than a qualification.
| Measure | School | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entering the EBacc | 99% | 38% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Based on 128 pupils at the end of key stage 4.
Catchment area
Pupils and staff
Pupils
- Pupils
- 818
- Capacity
- 896
- Free school meals
- 6%
Staff
- Teachers (FTE)
- 44.2
- Teaching assistants (FTE)
- 6.9
- Leadership (FTE)
- 5
- Part-time teachers
- 21%
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Questions about Ermysted's Grammar School
What is Ermysted's Grammar School's Ofsted rating?
Ermysted's Grammar School was graded Good at its last Ofsted inspection, on 28 September 2022.
How do I apply for a place at Ermysted's Grammar School?
Apply through the council where you live by 31 October in your child's Year 6, for a place starting the following September. You apply to your home council even if Ermysted's Grammar School is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. Offers are sent on 1 March, or the next working day. Ermysted's Grammar School is a grammar school, so your child must also sit its entrance test, usually in September of Year 6. You register for the test separately, normally in the summer term of Year 5.
Does living near Ermysted's Grammar School guarantee a place?
No. Distance only counts when Ermysted's Grammar School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its governing body, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. As a grammar school, it only offers places to children who reach the pass mark in its entrance test. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
How many pupils are at Ermysted's Grammar School?
Ermysted's Grammar School had 818 pupils aged 11 to 18 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 896. It is a boys' school with a sixth form.
