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...
19. North Halifax Grammar School
North Halifax Grammar School ranked 217th in the Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2025. | Google
20. Tapton School, Sheffield
Tapton School, Sheffield ranked 223rd in the Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2025. | Clark Narvas/Google
21. Ilkley Grammar School
Ilkley Grammar School ranked 230th in the Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2025. | Google
22. All Saints Roman Catholic School, York
All Saints Roman Catholic School, York ranked 234th in the Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2025. | Google
23. Sherburn High School, Leeds
Sherburn High School, Leeds ranked 237th in the Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2025. | Google
24. Horsforth School
Horsforth School ranked 240th in the Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2025. | Google