Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 4 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Unique reference
- 121702
- Address
- Leeds Road, YO8 4HT
- Website
- http://www.selby-high.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1161 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.6%
- Girls
- 52.4%
- First language not English
- 13.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26%
- Persistent absence
- 23.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.0%
White British 81.8%
Other White 10.8%
Mixed 2.8%
Indian 1.1%
Other 0.8%
African 0.6%
Other Asian 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 49%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 31%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.1
Local authority average 46.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.85
Local authority average 4.11
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 2 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 7 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 9 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 37 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 64 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
Admissions
Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 227
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 274
- 2nd preference
- 138
- 3rd preference
- 33
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 227
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 237 122 115 |
| Year 8 | 238 120 118 |
| Year 9 | 236 122 114 |
| Year 10 | 221 93 128 |
| Year 11 | 229 96 133 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 83.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 84.0% 35.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | SP 34.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 12.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 5.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.0% 3.0% |