The UK’s highest-achieving primary and secondary schools were revealed as part of the 32nd edition of The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2025.
Published today (Friday, December 6), the guide is widely acknowledged as the most authoritative survey of the country’s top schools.
The guide includes a fully searchable national database of over 2,000 schools by name, local authority, town and postcode.
As well as an assessment of all academic results on a school-by-school basis, Parent Power enables parents to compare the performance of a given school with other schools in the same town, local authority or nationally.
The following list is made up from top 10 state, comprehensive and independent secondary schools in Yorkshire.
Here are the top 24 secondary schools in Yorkshire ranked by the guide - including Leeds Grammar School...
13. Archbishop Holgate’s School, York
Archbishop Holgate’s School, York ranked 189th in the Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2025. | Google
14. The Mount School, York
The Mount School, York ranked 191st in the Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2025. | Google
15. The Faculty of Queen Ethelburga's, York
The Faculty of Queen Ethelburga's, York ranked 192nd in the Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2025. | Google
16. Birkdale School, Sheffield
Birkdale School, Sheffield ranked 195th in the Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2025. | Google
17. Skipton Girls’ High School
Skipton Girls’ High School ranked 201st in the Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2025. | Skipton Girls’ High School/Google
18. Hymers College, Hull
Hymers College, Hull ranked 211th in the Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2025. | Hymers College/Google