SELBY HIGH SCHOOL SPECIALIST SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS AND SCIENCE in North Yorkshire, Selby

Education Centre Information: Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science:

Establishment Type:Community School
Phase of Education: Secondary
Status: Open
Local Authority: North Yorkshire
Boarders: No Boarders
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Urban/Rural Description: Urban > 10k - less sparse
Special Classes: No Special Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery Provider: No Nursery Classes
Total Pupils: 1097
Number of boys: 547
Number of girls: 550
Admissions: Comprehensive
Age Range: 11-16
Gender: Mixed
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Background:

Selby High was founded in 1908 as a girls' grammar school, just outside the centre of Selby. It became a mixed grammar in 1968 and a comprehensive in 1979. Part of the school is a Grade II Georgian listed building. Two 'substantial' building programmes have added laboratories and classrooms and, more recently, a sports hall and art, music and technology rooms. There are also 'large' playing fields. The school is over-subscribed and its science results are 'among the best in North Yorkshire'. Separate sciences are taught to a top group of about 20 pupils, many of them girls, and the most able pupils tend to study science at college. More than 80% of pupils continue their education after the age of 16 and mathematics and science are the most popular A-levels for former pupils. An 'extensive range' of extra-curricular activities is offered and the school achieves 'excellent' sporting results in local leagues, with girls winning almost all leagues in hockey and netball. The school is 'traditional, yet forward-looking'.