The Mount School York case studies (2)

Impact of partnership work done in 2025 (ISC annual Census 2026)

• 22 state schools involved
• 51-100 state school pupils involved
• 40 staff hours given

Impact Statement

Across our ISSP partnership of 12 secondary schools, we work with students from year 7-13 on masterclass programmes, lectures, and GCSE courses that might not be available in theior own school such as Latin and Astronomy. Results show that students on these GCSE courses achieved at least 0.5 grade higher than they might have done otherwise. We hosted the final production and performance of a collaboration between ISSP and the University of York on a Human Rights project; increased confidence levels were evident among all students. The ISSP promotes social cohesion and gives our most able and interested girls the chance to learn and socialise with other like-minded students from across the city. Older students have taken on leadership roles, for example at summer schools and organising groups of students to do Human Rights’ projects. Mount teachers have exchanged good practice by co-teaching masterclasses in their chosen speciality with colleagues from across the city. The Princpal of our school chairs the Steering Group which provides a forum for cross-sector understanding
The Mount School York runs a joint GCSE Battlefields tour with Millthorpe State School with the pupils traveling together and the trip being jointly organised by teachers in both schools.