Barlby High School
York Road, Selby, YO8 5JP
482 pupils · 64% of 750 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- HEARTWOOD LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Free school meals
- 18.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 25 November 2025, published 21 January 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 37.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 60.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 3.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.77 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 95 | 73 | 144 | 73 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 91 | 71 | 148 | 84 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 77 | 68 | 128 | 72 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 121 | 79 | 141 | 93 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 105 | 76 | 112 | 92 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 126 | 118 | 144 | 118 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 122 | 110 | 152 | 111 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 135 | 121 | 153 | 127 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science 3.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Brayton Academy 4.4 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- The Snaith School 12.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Howden School 13.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Sherburn High School 14.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Goole Academy 14.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.