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Sherburn High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Garden Lane, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Leeds LS25 6AS · sherburnhigh.co.uk · 01977 682442
On the mapSearch near LS25 6AS
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 51.3
- 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
- 951
- 83% of 1,139 places
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.5%
- First language not English
- 2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 173 families put the school first and 179 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 | 179 | 173 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 198 | 189 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 175 | 174 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 179 | 178 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 161 | 141 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.3, and 65% 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 (30.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲51.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲65.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲79.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼21.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.40 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121695)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 36.1 | +4.9 |
| Sixth form college | 6.8 | −6 |
| Further education | 43.6 | +1 |
| Other education | 1.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8 | −1.2 |
| Employment | 2.3 | −2.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.3 | +1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 0.8 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 students | C (30.9) | Below average -0.38 | |
| 31 students | C (31.3) | Below average -0.37 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 34 | B (38.4) | +0.13 |
| 2022/23 | 68 | C+ (33.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 34 | C+ (34.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 47 | C+ (31.8) | +0.13 |
| 2017/18 | 56 | D+ (23.8) | -0.38 |
| 2016/17 | 59 | C+ (34) | +0.32 |
| 2015/16 | 33 | D+ (24) | +0.05 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 51.3 | −5.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 12.8 | — |
| Employment | 17.9 | −3.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 17.9 | +7.1 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 19 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Sherburn High School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 18 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 121695), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Apr 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121695)
Apr 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121695)
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (139 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 139
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (20%) with SEND