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Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
Leeds Road, Selby YO8 4HT · selby-high.org.uk · 01757 703327
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.1
- average Attainment 8 score. North Yorkshire 46.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,176
- 99% of 1,185 places
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 28.3%
- First language not English
- 12.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 210 families put the school first and 228 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 228 | 210 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 227 | 274 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 224 | 240 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 231 | 282 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 232 | 273 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.1, and 31.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Yorkshire it was 46.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼31.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼58.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲49.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.85 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 5.2 | +0.8 |
| Further education | 79.7 | +6.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6 | −2.3 |
| Employment | 1.3 | −3.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.6 | −1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.6 | +0.4 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 4 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (137 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 137
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 34 parents (25%) with SEND