Read School
Other independent school · Mixed · North Yorkshire
Drax, Selby, YO8 8NL
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
245
Capacity used
Has space70%
350 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 4–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Ruth Ainley
- Address
- Drax, Selby, YO8 8NL
- Phone
- 01757618248
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward / constituency
- Camblesforth & Carlton · Selby
- Area
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 121748
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 21% | — | — |
245 pupils · 350 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 82% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.03 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.00 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 51.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 63.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 76.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 15.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.46 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 52 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 11.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 11 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 50 | 28% | 74% | 88% | |
| English Language | 49 | 24% | 69% | 84% | |
| English Literature | 45 | 16% | 64% | 82% | |
| Combined Science | 34 | 24% | 59% | 79% | |
| Business | 26 | 23% | 62% | 85% | |
| Geography | 26 | 23% | 81% | 92% | |
| Physical Education | 17 | 35% | 76% | 94% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 16 | 44% | 88% | 100% | |
| Biology | 15 | 13% | 80% | 93% | |
| Physics | 15 | 27% | 80% | 93% | |
| Chemistry | 15 | 20% | 80% | 87% | |
| History | 12 | 42% | 67% | 75% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Economics | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| French | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Computer Science | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| German | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #352 of 1,857 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13580: The Read School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.