Barlby High SchoolHowden School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Barlby High School and Howden School are secondary schools.
Barlby High School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Howden School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Howden School is ahead on our composite score.
Barlby High School was judged the expected standard and Howden School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 37.7 for Barlby High School and 48.3 for Howden School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Barlby High School (43.7 in 2021-22, 37.7 in 2025-26) and has risen at Howden School (40.7 in 2021-22, 48.3 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SelbyBarlby High School | GooleHowden School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D54/100 | C55/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 29th of 41 in North Yorkshire | 12th of 18 in East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 482 | 699 | |
| Capacity | 750 | 710 | |
| Location | Selby, YO8 5JP | Goole, DN14 7AL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 37.7 | 48.3 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 29.2% | 48.5% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 53.3% | 68.2% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 120 | 132 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 480 | 678 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 15.2% | 19.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.1% | 3.4% | |
| SEN support | 6.9% | 10.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.5% | 3.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.1% | 6.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.9% | 20.8% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Barlby High School
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