Barlby High School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address York Road
Barlby
Selby
North Yorkshire
YO8 5JP
Phone 01757706161
Reference Number 144929

General Makeup

Number of pupils 480
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.54%
Girls: 46.46%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 14.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 38 36 74
8 51 37 88
9 47 57 104
10 64 52 116
11 57 41 98

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 93.1%
White, Other 2.7%
Irish 0.8%
Asian, Other 0.8%
White & Asian 0.6%
African 0.6%
Unclassified 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Mixed, Other 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Report Date 2026-01-22
Date Report
25 November 2025: School inspection: (PDF)School inspection, pdf - 22 January 2026
17 July 2024: Monitoring visit: (PDF)Monitoring visit, PDF - 23 September 2024
25 April 2023: Full inspection: (PDF)Full inspection, PDF - 16 June 2023
30 November 2022: Monitoring visit: (PDF)Monitoring visit, PDF - 27 January 2023
19 July 2022: Monitoring visit: (PDF)Monitoring visit, PDF - 28 September 2022
23 November 2021: School inspection: (PDF)School inspection, PDF - 02 February 2022
06 September 2017: Academy conversion letter: (PDF)Academy conversion letter, PDF - 06 September 2017
Previously as Barlby High School
2013-03-26 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 30 April 2013
2011-05-25 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 21 June 2011
2010-10-20 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 12 November 2010
2010-03-10 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 12 May 2010
2009-03-10 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 05 June 2009
2006-11-23 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 15 December 2006
2001-09-10 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 29 November 2001
2013-03-26 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 30 April 2013
2011-05-25 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 21 June 2011
2010-10-20 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 12 November 2010
2010-03-10 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 12 May 2010
2009-03-10 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 05 June 2009
2006-11-23 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 15 December 2006
2001-09-10 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 29 November 2001

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 37.8% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 53.1% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 22 12
Third Preference 46 1
From another Local Authority 1 0

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Name Distance
Barlby Community Primary School
Hilltop Barlby, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 5JQ
0.5 miles
Barlby Bridge Community Primary School
Thomas Street, Barlby Road, Selby, York, North Yorkshire, YO8 5AA
1.57 miles
Selby Abbey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
New Lane, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 4QB
1.92 miles
Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby
Barwic Parade, Petre Avenue, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 8DJ
2 miles
Selby Community Primary School
Flaxley Road, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 4DL
2.03 miles
Riccall Community Primary School
Riccall Community Primary School, Riccall, Coppergate, York, North Yorkshire, YO19 6PF
2.34 miles
Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Main Street, Cliffe, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 6NN
2.38 miles
Staynor Hall Primary Academy
Staynor Link, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 8GE
2.39 miles
Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School
Myrtle Avenue, Brayton, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 9BG
2.58 miles
Wistow Parochial Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
CHURCH HILL, WISTOW, SELBY, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO8 3UU
2.63 miles
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Baffam Lane, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 9AX
2.82 miles
Brayton Church of England Primary School
Brayton Lane, Brayton, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 9DZ
3.16 miles
North Duffield Community Primary School
Broadmanor, North Duffield, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 5RZ
3.48 miles
Barlow Church of England Primary School
Park Road, Barlow, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 8ES
3.65 miles
Hemingbrough Community Primary School
School Road, Hemingbrough, Hemingbrough Cp School, School Road, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 6QS
3.73 miles
Cawood Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Broad Lane, Cawood, Cawood Ce Primary School, Selby/York, North Yorkshire, YO8 3SQ
4.08 miles
Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School
Londesborough Grove, Fox Lane, Thorpe Willoughby, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 9NX
4.24 miles
Name Distance
Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
Leeds Road, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 4HT
2.25 miles
Brayton Academy
Doncaster Road, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 9QS
2.72 miles
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