Plans lodged with York Council would see gates, wire mesh and metal railings installed around the Upper Site of All Saints Roman Catholic School, in Mill Mount. Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust, which runs the school, stated in its plans problems with revellers using the school premises to urinate were well-documented. Council Assistant Education Director Maxine Squire stated in a letter supporting the plans that the site was currently very open and easy for intruders to get into.
She added pupils were being taught in stables not fit for horses and in former aircraft hangers that were too cold in winter and too hot in summer. The Department for Education awarded funding to upgrade school buildings in December 2022. The school is split across two sites, with the Lower site for years seven to nine on Nunnery Lane. The Upper Site, for years 10, 11 and the school’s sixth form, is in Mill Mount on the way to York Racecourse from the rail station.