Selston High School

Selston High School has successfully maintained the standards established in its previous inspection and continues to provide a strong educational experience for its pupils. With high expectations and robust pastoral care, students feel safe and happy, contributing to a generally positive school environment. While the school has implemented effective measures for improving behaviour and promoting attendance, some areas still require attention, particularly in communication with parents regarding behaviour policies and the need to enhance attendance rates to align with national averages.

Strengths

• High expectations for all pupils
• Effective pastoral care and mentoring programs
• Strong curriculum that is well-structured and adapted to meet diverse needs
• Teachers demonstrate secure subject knowledge and effective delivery of the curriculum
• Proactive support for pupils with SEND
• Promotion of a love for reading through literacy initiatives
• Wide range of extra-curricular activities and career guidance

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent communication regarding behaviour policies leading to misunderstandings
• Attendance rates below national levels

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Selston High School attended 89.0% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 31.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 17.0% of pupils at Selston High School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Selston High School had 17.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.0% of pupils at Selston High School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Selston High School received £8,043 and spent £7,991 for each of its 881 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £604,000 (£686 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of The Two Counties Trust, income was £8,024 and spending £7,827 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Nottingham · Nottinghamshire local authority: places and applications

Selston High School is part of The Two Counties Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Frederick Gent School Alfreton
• Ashfield Comprehensive School Nottingham
• Swanwick Hall School Alfreton
• The Manor Academy Mansfield
• Friesland School Sandiacre
• Allestree Woodlands School Derby
• Wilsthorpe School Nottingham
• Springwell Community College Chesterfield
• Heritage High School Chesterfield

What is Selston High School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Selston High School is Good, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Selston High School last inspected by Ofsted?

Selston High School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Selston High School have?

Selston High School has 862 pupils on roll.

What age range does Selston High School cover?

Selston High School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Selston High School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 40.1, and 36% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Selston High School?

Selston High School is at Chapel Road, Selston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 6BW.