Sherburn High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · North Yorkshire
Garden Lane, Leeds, LS25 6AS
73
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.1%
20.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
951
Capacity used
Has space83%
1,139 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
189 of 189 families who put it first got an offer
198
Places offered
263
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 189 | 189 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 41 | 4 | ● 10% |
| 3rd preference | 18 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 15 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 263 | 193 | 73% |
1st preference success by year
North Yorkshire lets families list 5 preferences. 13 applications came from outside the council area (2 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
- Matt Gill
- Address
- Garden Lane, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Leeds, LS25 6AS
- Phone
- 01977682442
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward / constituency
- Sherburn in Elmet · Selby
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145819
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 18% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: YORKSHIRE LEARNING TRUST
951 pupils · 1,139 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
19 October 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 856 pupils
Attendance
92.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
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 | 51.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.51 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.30 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.42 | — | — |
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 | 51.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 65% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 79% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 21.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 143 | — |
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 | 30.85 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 9.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 31 | — |
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 | 139 | 29% | 73% | 85% | |
| English Language | 139 | 17% | 66% | 83% | |
| English Literature | 138 | 15% | 69% | 84% | |
| Combined Science | 123 | 11% | 52% | 75% | |
| Geography | 94 | 30% | 63% | 83% | |
| History | 83 | 39% | 66% | 77% | |
| French | 34 | 26% | 56% | 65% | |
| Physical Education | 32 | 22% | 59% | 72% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 32 | 22% | 69% | 84% | |
| Art and Design | 31 | 39% | 84% | 97% | |
| Music | 28 | 7% | 29% | 39% | |
| Computer Science | 27 | 22% | 56% | 67% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 17 | 12% | 12% | 35% | |
| Geography | 12 | 0% | 8% | 33% | |
| Business Studies | 11 | 9% | 18% | 36% | |
| History | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Economics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Government and Politics | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Psychology | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 14537: Sherburn High School, Leeds
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| 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) | 57% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 68% | — | — |
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.