Welcome to all future York High School pupils. We want all our pupils to be proud of your school before you arrive, when you are here and for many years after you leave. If I have one piece of advice it is to always learn from your mistakes and smile.
My role in school is to ensure that all students with additional needs receive appropriate support. Additional support could be required as a result of a learning difficulty, physical disability or social, emotional or mental health difficulty. We have a talented team of Teaching Assistants within school who offer support to children with special educational needs through support in class and additional intervention groups. We also have access to Specialist Teachers through the Specialist Teaching Team at the City of York, who are skilled in supporting pupils with autism and physical disabilities.
Even though transition is different this year, the level of support offered when your child begins school will not change. I am already in communication with SENCos at primary schools, gathering information on what works to help your child. Parents of children with additional needs will be contacted directly by myself during the first half term and I will also be available at the ‘Meet the Tutor’ evening if you wish to speak to me.
Hello!
My name is Mrs Ellis and I am Progress Leader for Year 7 students here at York High.
I have just joined York High in September and am really excited to start my journey here at the same time as Year 7. I have been a classroom teacher for 18 years – my subject specialism is history which I am obsessed with! I was also a Head of Year at my previous school for two years, so I have lots of experience I will be bringing to the role.
My role is to support all of you from a pastoral perspective; this includes supporting Year 7 with any additional needs you may have through collaborating with several different departments and staff members in school. I will be a visible presence for you all in school, so if you have any worries you know who to speak to! I will also ensure that the new Year 7 cohort uphold the very highest standards of behaviour, so that you ALL have every opportunity to be the very best version of yourselves and have the best school experience that you can.
I will be here for you every step of your YHS journey and I am very much looking forward to welcoming you all and getting to know each of you as individuals.
Each student is assigned to a form. They will meet with their Year 7 form tutor every morning for 20 minutes. If they have any problems or difficulties their form tutor will be their main point of contact and help. Your child will meet their new form tutor on ‘meet the tutor evening’. They will each receive a planner in which all the school rules and expectations are laid out. The planner also allows teachers to record positive stamps and negative comments/detentions where necessary.
There is also a small nurture group called ‘Acorns’ and we will work together with the primary schools to identify who might benefit from this additional support.
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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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