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Barlby High School

Secondary · Academy converter · Selby, YO8 5JP

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Good
Requires improvement
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National ranking

GCSE 2025/26

#2,923 of 3,312

Worse than 88% of schools in England

Ranked by Attainment 8 score, state-funded mainstream schools.

Barlby High School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 25 Nov 2025

Area360 rating
Good
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhaseSecondary
TypeAcademy converter
Ages11 to 16
Pupils482 of 825 places
GenderMixed
Admissions policyNon-selective
Head teacherMrs Anouska Gardner
TrustHEARTWOOD LEARNING TRUST
Local authorityNorth Yorkshire
Opened01 Sept 2017
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 144929.

GCSE results

2025/26

GCSE and equivalent results at the end of year 11. Attainment 8 averages results across 8 subjects.

MeasureThis schoolNorth YorkshireEngland
Attainment 8 score37.746.846.2
Grade 4 or above in English and maths53.3%67.8%64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English and maths29.2%47.9%46.3%
Grade 7 or above in English and maths5%12.7%14.2%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths42.5%63.1%60.2%
Pupils at the end of key stage 4120--

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 performance, Academic year 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils482
Girls236
Boys246
Eligible for free school meals18.5%
First language not English4.1%
SEN support49
EHC plan28
Average class size26.3

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
92.3%
Other White
3.5%
Other Asian
1%
Irish
0.8%
Other mixed
0.6%
White and Asian
0.4%
African
0.4%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0.2%
Gypsy/Roma
0.2%
Pakistani
0.2%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolNorth YorkshireEngland
Overall absence10.5%8.4%8%
Persistent absence26.8%22%21.6%
Severe absence5.3%3.9%3.6%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Year 7)95
Applications (Year 7)144
First preference applications (Year 7)73
First preference offers (Year 7)73
Applications from another local authority (Year 7)9

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places825
Pupils on roll485
Unfilled places41.2%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher18.6
Pupils per adult10.6
Teachers (FTE)25.9
Teaching assistants (FTE)12.42
Support staff (FTE)30.56
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2527.4
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2524.4
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/253

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate41.5%
Pupils with one or more suspensions11%
Permanent exclusion rate0.6%
Permanent exclusions3

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Destinations after GCSEs

2023/24

Where pupils went after year 11, sustained for at least two terms.

MeasureThis school
Sustained destination94.2%
Staying in education83.3%
Further education80%
Apprenticeship8.3%
Not sustained4.2%
School sixth form2.5%
Employment2.5%
Sixth form college0.8%

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 destination measures, Academic year 2024/25, published 15 Oct 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Barlby High School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.5 miPrimaryBarlby Community Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.6 miPrimaryBarlby Bridge Community Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Barlby High School

What is Barlby High School's Ofsted rating?

Barlby High School is rated Good, last inspected on 25 Nov 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Barlby High School rank in England?

Barlby High School ranks 2,923 of 3,312 schools in England for GCSE 2025/26 (worse than 88% of schools).

How many pupils attend Barlby High School?

Barlby High School has 482 pupils aged 11 to 16, with capacity for 825.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.