Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
Leeds Road, Selby, YO8 4HT
1,176 pupils · 99% of 1,185 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Free school meals
- 28.3%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 October 2023, published 27 November 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 31.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 58.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 49.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 228 | 210 | 399 | 213 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 227 | 274 | 462 | 227 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 224 | 240 | 433 | 224 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 231 | 282 | 482 | 231 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 232 | 273 | 349 | 232 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 198 | 182 | 286 | 186 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 231 | 228 | 317 | 231 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 234 | 246 | 361 | 234 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Brayton Academy 0.8 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Barlby High School 3.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- The Snaith School 10.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Sherburn High School 11.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- De Lacy Academy 13.7 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Howden School 14.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.