Tadcaster Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · North Yorkshire
Toulston, Tadcaster, LS24 9NB
74
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
92%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.3%
15.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,494
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
1,614 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
92%
1st preference success rate
244 of 266 families who put it first got an offer
256
Places offered
602
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 266 | 244 | ● 92% |
| 2nd preference | 228 | 12 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 66 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 42 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 602 | 256 | 43% |
1st preference success by year
North Yorkshire lets families list 5 preferences. 330 applications came from outside the council area (134 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jon-Paul Craig
- Address
- Toulston, Tadcaster, LS24 9NB
- Phone
- 01937833466
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward / constituency
- Tadcaster · Wetherby and Easingwold
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145777
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 11% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: YORKSHIRE LEARNING TRUST
1,494 pupils · 1,614 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
05 October 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,321 pupils
Attendance
93.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.27 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 55% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 77% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.39 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.19 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 50.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 72.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 25.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.19 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 257 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
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 | 34.8 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 13.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 103 | — |
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 | 252 | 20% | 57% | 78% | |
| English Language | 252 | 24% | 60% | 79% | |
| English Literature | 243 | 18% | 63% | 81% | |
| Art and Design | 156 | 34% | 76% | 89% | |
| Combined Science | 148 | 1% | 30% | 58% | |
| Geography | 127 | 26% | 60% | 71% | |
| Biology | 104 | 24% | 86% | 99% | |
| Physics | 104 | 27% | 88% | 98% | |
| Chemistry | 104 | 23% | 81% | 97% | |
| History | 93 | 26% | 55% | 72% | |
| Physical Education | 72 | 25% | 68% | 79% | |
| Religious Studies | 65 | 29% | 63% | 68% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 34 | 12% | 32% | 65% | |
| Psychology | 28 | 0% | 14% | 32% | |
| Biology | 25 | 4% | 20% | 48% | |
| Geography | 25 | 12% | 24% | 68% | |
| Chemistry | 16 | 6% | 31% | 56% | |
| English Literature | 15 | 7% | 13% | 47% | |
| History | 14 | 0% | 0% | 57% | |
| Physics | 14 | 7% | 21% | 50% | |
| Business Studies | 14 | 7% | 21% | 50% | |
| Computer Science | 13 | 0% | 23% | 46% | |
| Religious Studies | 12 | 0% | 17% | 67% | |
| Law | 9 | 0% | 11% | 44% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 13622: Tadcaster Grammar School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
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.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 54% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 9% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 57% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through North Yorkshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.