These are the best secondary schools in Leeds, Wakefield and West Yorkshire according to The Sunday Times School Guide 2022
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The guide, which reveals the 1,700 highest-achieving schools in the UK, has released the top 10 state and private schools for the North - and they're all in Yorkshire.
Ripon Grammar School once again took the title for the North, but was ranked 53rd across the country.
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Ilkley Grammar School also secured a place on the list.
Bradford Grammar School was named as the best independent school, followed closely by The Grammar School at Leeds.
Wakefield Girls' High School also bagged a place on the list.
Alastair McCall, editor of Parent Power, said: “The need for clarity about school examination performance has never been greater after two years of centre- and teacher-assessed grades, during which for completely understandable reasons, the numbers of top grades increased dramatically.
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Hide Ad“We felt it was important to go back to the last sets of moderated public examination outcomes from 2019, 2018 and 2017 to get the most accurate and current view of school academic achievement. By taking a three-year average, we mitigated against relatively poor performance in a one-off year.
“At a time when some schools are making hard to substantiate claims of academic prowess based on outcomes from 2021 and 2020, we believe these rankings – and all the additional information on offer in Parent Power – provide parents with a more reliable guide to academic achievement in schools today.”
Top 10 state schools in West Yorkshire
Skipton Girls' High School, Skipton
Ermysted's Grammar School, Skipton
The Crossley Heath School, Halifax
Ilkley Grammar School, Ilkley
The North Halifax Grammar School, Halifax
Heckwondwike Grammar School, Heckmondwike
Top 10 independent schools in West Yorkshire
Bradford Grammar School, Bradford
The Grammar School at Leeds, Leeds
Wakefield Girls' High School, Wakefield
The lists in full for the North:
Top 10 state schools in Yorkshire
1. Ripon Grammar School, Ripon
2. Skipton Girls' High School, Skipton,
3. Ermysted's Grammar School, Skipton
4. Fulford School, York
5.The Crossley Heath School, Halifax
6. Silverdale School, Sheffield
7. Ilkley Grammar School, Ilkley
8. The North Halifax Grammar School, Halifax
9. Tapton School, Sheffield
10. Heckwondwike Grammar School, Heckmondwike
Top 10 independent schools in Yorkshire
1. Queen Ethelburga's College, York
2. St Peter's School, York
3. Bradford Grammar School, Bradford
4. The Grammar School at Leeds, Leeds
5. Sheffield Girls', Sheffield
6. Wakefield Girls' High School, Wakefield
7. Hymers College, Hull
8. Queen Margaret's School, York
9. Ampleforth College, York
10. Birkdale School, Sheffield