Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 5 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
- 1150 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.0%
- Girls
- 53.0%
- First language not English
- 14.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.7%
- Persistent absence
- 24.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.8%
White British 81.7%
Other White 11.5%
Mixed 2.8%
Other 1%
Indian 0.7%
Unclassified 0.6%
African 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.05
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 36%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 52%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.7
Local authority average 46.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.11
Local authority average 4.15
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 9 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 11 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 9 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 8 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 4 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 66 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
Admissions
Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 224
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 240
- 2nd preference
- 138
- 3rd preference
- 49
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 221
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 237 121 116 |
| Year 8 | 237 125 112 |
| Year 9 | 212 87 125 |
| Year 10 | 229 95 134 |
| Year 11 | 235 113 122 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 83.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 73.0% 33.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 37.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 12.0% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 5.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 5.3% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.2% |