• The school is confident, caring and outward looking, and aims to help pupils thrive academically and personally in a supportive community.

• Will suit families wanting a values-led York school with co-ed prep, girls’ senior schooling and optional boarding.

Admissions at The Mount School (York) should appeal to families attracted by a York school where co-educational prep, girls’ senior education and boarding sit within a Quaker-influenced ethos. The school should suit parents who want strong pastoral values, individual development and a less shouty kind of ambition.

Scholarships and bursaries are relevant at some entry points, but the stronger attraction is the school’s ethos, boarding offer and distinctive structure from prep through sixth form. Families should ask directly for the current awards picture.

The overall picture is thoughtful, values driven and distinctive in structure, with the co-ed prep and girls’ senior division giving families a clearly defined educational journey. Parents should still visit because the key question is whether that combination of ethos, structure and boarding feels right in practice.