Barlby High School

State-Funded School

barlby-high-school-north-yorkshire-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

North YorkshireLocal Authority

SelbyConstituency

YO8 5JPPostcode

0.3

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Barlby High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 482 pupils. Barlby High School is part of HEARTWOOD LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 25 Nov 2025 · published 21 Jan 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 42.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 37.8%
EBacc average point score: 3.58

Ethnicity

White

97%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

482

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 482
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: HEARTWOOD LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
15 Jun 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
1 Feb 2022	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate
30 Apr 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.