Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and ScienceBrayton Academy

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 Brayton Academy are secondary schools in Selby.

  • Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Brayton Academy scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Brayton Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science was judged Good and Brayton Academy was judged Outstanding.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.1 for Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science and 53.4 for Brayton Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science (46.2 in 2021-22, 42.1 in 2024-25) and has risen at Brayton Academy (49.4 in 2021-22, 53.4 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science versus Brayton Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SelbySelby High School Specialist School for the Arts and ScienceSelbyBrayton AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC55/100B77/100Stronger figure
Local ranking25th of 41 in North Yorkshire 3rd of 41 in North Yorkshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,161 932
Capacity1,185 1,208
LocationSelby, YO8 4HT Selby, YO8 9QS
GCSE results
Attainment 842.1 53.4 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths31.9% 67.7% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths58.8% 78.9% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc49.1% 71.4% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.85 5.02 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort226 161
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,161 932
Free school meals (ever 6)26.3% 16.6%
English as an additional language13.9% 7.5%
SEN support12.0% 13.6%
SEN with an EHC plan3.5% 2.3%
Attendance
Overall absence9.7% 5.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence26.7% 13.9% Stronger figure15.8%

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

Brayton Academy

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