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Our values and ethos

Our values and ethos

 

Students

We are a school that is determined to provide the very best teaching and learning for all of our students. We support and inspire our students to overcome adversity and achieve their very best. We empower our pupils to rise to and overcome challenge through supporting and recognising their needs as individuals. York High School students are individuals in thought and actions and are encouraged to be personally responsible for their decisions. At York High School we proactively seek to identify and remove barriers to learning so that all our students can maximise their potential. We expect the highest standards of our students through our curriculum aims of resilience, aspiration and success.

Staff

Staff work tirelessly to improve the outcomes for all of our students proactively removing barriers where they exist and challenging pupils to be highly successful. York High School staff will go above and beyond both for each other and to ensure the success of their students. We are committed to developing all of our staff to enhance their talents and to retain a well trained workforce. We expect the highest standards of our staff in representing our curriculum aims of resilience aspiration and success. It is not good enough at York High School to be average in effort and thought; we are better than that.

Parents

We have forged strong relationships through clear, transparent and honest communication. We are a school that listens and acts, working together with all of our school community to improve standards for everyone. Our parents are treated at all times with respect, compassion and fairness. We are committed to achieving the best for all of our students through strong relations.

At York High School we are tireless in our efforts to achieve the best for our students.

Our curriculum aims of Resilience, Aspiration and Success underpin our values and ethos and are shown above.

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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.

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🎉GCSE Results Day 2026🎉

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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🎉

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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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