Academy converter · North Yorkshire

Sherburn High School

11–18Ages
951Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
145819URN

Garden Lane, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Leeds, LS25 6AS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.4 below North Yorkshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in North YorkshireSelective

268 applications for 179 places · 35th of 39 in North Yorkshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

51.3of 90

North Yorkshire 47.4 England 46.0

12th of 41 in North Yorkshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

Inspection history

19 October 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
26 April 2017
Graded inspection: Good · as Sherburn High School, URN 121695

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Year 7

0.4 below North Yorkshire median (1.9) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

268 applications · 179 places offered · 173 named it first

2026 1.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.9
2025 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.9
2024 1.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.9
2023 1.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.8
2022 1.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
2021 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2020 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2019 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2018 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 1.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2016 1.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.3; as the previous school
2015 1.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.3; as the previous school
2014 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the North Yorkshire median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
North Yorkshire median

Dashed bars: as Sherburn High School (URN 121695), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	179	268	1.5	173	0.97
Sep 2025	198	263	1.3	189	0.95
Sep 2024	175	260	1.5	174	0.99
Sep 2023	179	245	1.4	178	0.99
Sep 2022	161	180	1.1	141	0.88
Sep 2021	173	212	1.2	176	1.02
Sep 2020	164	199	1.2	143	0.87
Sep 2019 *	148	180	1.2	134	0.91
Sep 2018 *	167	198	1.2	156	0.93
Sep 2017 *	159	181	1.1	123	0.77
Sep 2016 *	137	156	1.1	121	0.88
Sep 2015 *	154	159	1.0	122	0.79
Sep 2014 *	138	161	1.2	124	0.90

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

160 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)51.312th of 41 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 47.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths56%14th of 41 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 48% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths78%

North Yorkshire 71% England 66%

This school
North Yorkshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.51

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	160	51.3	56%	78%	–
2024/25	143	51.3	65%	79%	–
2023/24	133	51.3	59%	74%	+0.51
2022/23	150	52.9	57%	75%	+0.17

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Sherburn High SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
Airedale Academy
8.5 km · Wakefield

Requires improvement2024

1.3applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
Garforth Academy
8.8 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
Brigshaw High School
9.1 km · Leeds

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
Castleford Academy
9.2 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
De Lacy Academy
9.6 km · Wakefield

2026

1.2applications per place 45.0Attainment 8
Tadcaster Grammar School
10.3 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 52.0Attainment 8
Brayton Academy
11.6 km · North Yorkshire

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 50.0Attainment 8
Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
11.8 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 43.4Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 145819 · 815/4216
Trust: Yorkshire Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,139 pupils · 951 on roll
Free school meals: 17.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2019
Replaced: Sherburn High School (URN 121695)
Address: Garden Lane, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Leeds, LS25 6AS
Local authority: North Yorkshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources