Dear Parents and Carers,
Welcome to the start of a new and exciting school year. It’s a time of fresh beginnings and I am so excited to welcome back our returning students and also extend a warm greeting to all of our wonderful Year 7 students. I hope that you have all had a fantastic summer and are ready for the new academic year.
At the core of everything that we do at York High School, we will continue to focus on fostering a culture of resilience, aspiration and success. As a school community, we are celebrating York High School’s record breaking GCSE results this year and we look forward to sharing our journey of further success into the new academic year with our whole school community.
We are confident that by working together, we will make this a year of remarkable achievements and lasting memories. We are incredibly grateful for your trust in us and can’t wait to see all that we accomplish together.
Warm regards
Gavin Kumar
Principal
Thursday 25 September, 6.00-8.00pm
Open Evening for Year 6 students and their families
Wednesday 22 October
School closes for half-term break
Monday 3 November
School reopens after half-term break
Our school is committed to helping those in need through our community cupboard, ensuring that every student and family has access to essential food/household items. Donations are always welcome and greatly appreciated, as they help us continue to support the local community.
If you or someone you know needs any support, please contact Aimee a.stewart@yorkhigh.elt.org.uk or Emma e.masterman@yorkhigh.elt.org.uk, or pop into main reception.
All requests will be handled with care and confidentiality.
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✨ What a fabulous first week back! ✨
It has been fantastic to welcome our students back and see them looking so smart, settled and eager to learn. 📚👏
There has been such a positive atmosphere around school, and it’s been brilliant to see our students embracing the start of a new academic year with enthusiasm and pride.
A huge thank you to our incredible staff for making the first week such a success. 💙
We’ve got a great year ahead of us — this is going to be a brilliant one! 🌟
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🎉GCSE Results Day 2026🎉
We have come to the end of our social media coverage for Results Day 2026.
A massive well done to all our Year 11 students.
Whatever your results were we know you all worked really hard to get where you are, and have all show tremendous resilience over the past 5 years.
The staff at York High School are extremely proud of all of you!
We know that you are all capable of amazing things, whatever the future holds for you.
Congratulations to the Class of 2026
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🎉GCSE Results Day 2026🎉
French
A historic day for the French department with record breaking results!
Over 82% of students achieved at least a grade 4 and nearly 30% achieved a Grade 7 or above!
A special congratulations to Lucy P, Ethan R, Isobel S who all achieved Grade 9’s. Lucy S, Thomas W, Robyn K and Evie B for achieving a Grade 8.
The French department would like to say a special congratulations to Paisley T-C for the huge amounts of effort she demonstrated throughout her French studies. You should be very proud of the results you achieved!
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