Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and ScienceBarlby High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Selby.
Summary of the comparison
Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science and Barlby High School are secondary schools in Selby.
Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Barlby High School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science was judged Good and Barlby High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.4 for Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science and 37.7 for Barlby High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science (46.2 in 2021-22, 43.4 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Barlby High School (43.7 in 2021-22, 37.7 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SelbySelby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science | SelbyBarlby High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D54/100 | D54/100 | |
| Local ranking | 28th of 41 in North Yorkshire Stronger figure | 29th of 41 in North Yorkshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,176 | 482 | |
| Capacity | 1,185 | 750 | |
| Location | Selby, YO8 4HT | Selby, YO8 5JP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 43.4 Stronger figure | 37.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37.8% Stronger figure | 29.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62.2% Stronger figure | 53.3% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 217 | 120 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,161 | 480 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 26.3% | 15.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 13.9% | 3.1% | |
| SEN support | 12.0% | 6.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.5% | 3.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.7% Stronger figure | 11.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 26.7% Stronger figure | 29.9% | 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.
Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
Barlby High School
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