Wetherby High SchoolTadcaster Grammar School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Wetherby High School and Tadcaster Grammar School are secondary schools.
Wetherby High School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Tadcaster Grammar School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Tadcaster Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Wetherby High School was judged Good and Tadcaster Grammar School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.4 for Wetherby High School and 50.0 for Tadcaster Grammar School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Wetherby High School (53.3 in 2021-22, 49.4 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Tadcaster Grammar School (56.8 in 2021-22, 50.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WetherbyWetherby High School | TadcasterTadcaster Grammar School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C62/100 | C65/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 22nd of 44 in Leeds | 13th of 41 in North Yorkshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 783 | 1,500 | |
| Capacity | 850 | 1,614 | |
| Location | Wetherby, LS22 6JS | Tadcaster, LS24 9NB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 49.4 | 50.0 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53.1% Stronger figure | 50.2% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72.3% | 72.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 85.4% Stronger figure | 25.3% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.65 Stronger figure | 4.19 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 130 | 257 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 103 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 34.8 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 35.5 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 13.1% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 783 | 1,500 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 27.1% | 11.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.2% | 1.6% | |
| SEN support | 14.8% | 15.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.5% | 2.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.1% | 6.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 25.0% | 15.8% 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.
Wetherby High School
Tadcaster Grammar School
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