Fulford School A GSG School
- Fulford School
Fulfordgate
Heslington Lane
Fulford
York
North Yorkshire
YO10 4FY - Head: Russell Harris
- T 01904 633300
- F 01904 666400
- E [email protected]
- W www.fulford.york.sch.uk
- A state school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: York
- Pupils: 1770; sixth formers: 329
- Religion: Does not apply
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
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Ofsted:
- Latest Overall effectiveness Outstanding 1
- 16-19 study programmes Outstanding 1
- Outcomes for children and learners Outstanding 1
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1
- Effectiveness of leadership and management Outstanding 1
- 1 Full inspection 4th October 2023
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Pastoral care is a real strength here. From the CEO downwards there is a sense of total commitment to student wellbeing. The vertical house system has recently been re-organised into year groups which staff say makes it much easier to know and support students especially as the school becomes even bigger. Parents who have seen their children go through the old and new systems like the change and feel the pupils get a much more personalised experience now. Pastoral leaders clearly love their jobs and seem to have the time and support to do them well. Pupils said that behaviour is...
What the school says...
Fulford is an ambitious and aspirational school. Our students value education and recognise the crucial role it plays in ensuring they are prepared to enter the world of further education and work as skilled and resilient members of the community. We take immense pride in the academic achievements of our students and in providing a well-rounded education within an environment where students feel not only happy and safe, but also challenged to fulfil their full potential. Our commitment is to create a place that is inspiring, stimulating, caring and nurturing, ensuring that every individual enjoys and maximises their time here. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headteacher
Since 2024, Russell Harris.
Entrance
The current admission number is 300. This rose from 270 in 2023 following a substantial new block being built. Eight per cent pupil premium is much lower than average and reflects the largely local middle class intake. Despite increased numbers school is oversubscribed on first choices and so popular that open evenings are run as ticketed events. For sixth form, students need five grade 5s at GCSE (or equivalent) which must include English and maths. Many courses also have additional entry requirements.
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Interpreting catchment maps
The maps show in colour where the pupils at a school came from*. Red = most pupils to Blue = fewest.
Where the map is not coloured we have no record in the previous three years of any pupils being admitted from that location based on the options chosen.
For help and explanation of our catchment maps see: Catchment maps explained
Further reading
If there are more applicants to a school than it has places for, who gets in is determined by which applicants best fulfil the admissions criteria.
Admissions criteria are often complicated, and may change from year to year. The best source of information is usually the relevant local authority website, but once you have set your sights on a school it is a good idea to ask them how they see things panning out for the year that you are interested in.
Many schools admit children based on distance from the school or a fixed catchment area. For such schools, the cut-off distance will vary from year to year, especially if the school give priority to siblings, and the pattern will be of a central core with outliers (who will mostly be siblings). Schools that admit on the basis of academic or religious selection will have a much more scattered pattern.
*The coloured areas outlined in black are Census Output Areas. These are made up of a group of neighbouring postcodes, which accounts for their odd shapes. These provide an indication, but not a precise map, of the school’s catchment: always refer to local authority and school websites for precise information.
The 'hotter' the colour the more children have been admitted.
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