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Tadcaster Grammar School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Toulston, Tadcaster LS24 9NB · tgs.starmat.uk · 01937 833466
On the mapSearch near LS24 9NB
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 50
- average Attainment 8 score. North Yorkshire 46.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,494
- 93% of 1,614 places
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 10.6%
- First language not English
- 2.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 256 families put the school first and 254 places were offered; 96% 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 | 254 | 256 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 256 | 266 | 1▲ | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 249 | 279 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 259 | 281 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 258 | 271 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50, and 50.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Yorkshire it was 46.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲50 | 46 | ||
| ▲50.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲72.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼25.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.19 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121693)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 44.9 | +3.5 |
| Sixth form college | 1.5 | +1.1 |
| Further education | 41.8 | −3.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | −2.3 |
| Employment | 3 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.4 | +2.6 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | +1.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 103 students | C+ (34.8) | Average 0.00 | |
| 103 students | C+ (34.9) | Average -0.01 | |
| 22 students | Merit (24.9) | Average -0.01 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 96 | B- (38.2) | +0.04 |
| 2022/23 | 115 | C+ (34.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 92 | B (41.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 117 | B- (35.7) | -0.03 |
| 2017/18 | 105 | C+ (33.8) | +0.03 |
| 2016/17 | 123 | C+ (33.1) | +0.02 |
| 2015/16 | 132 | C (31.2) | -0.02 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 48.5 | −5.8 |
| Further education | 7.1 | +4 |
| Apprenticeship | 9.1 | +0.6 |
| Employment | 22.2 | −2.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.1 | −0.3 |
| Activity not captured | 6.1 | +4 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 October 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Tadcaster Grammar School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 4 Oct 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2012
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 121693), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121693)
Dec 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121693)
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (347 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 347
- 23% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 69 parents (20%) with SEND