Wetherby High School
Hallfield Lane, Wetherby, LS22 6JS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- Leeds Learning Alliance
- Headteacher
- Ms S Jefferson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 850
- Pupils on roll
- 828
- URN
- 108088
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01937522500
About this school
Wetherby High School is a foundation secondary school in Wetherby. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 828 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wetherby High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 133 | 124 | 130 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.7 | 49.2 | 49.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.19 -0.06 to +0.45 | +0.29 +0.04 to +0.54 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% | 51.6% | 53.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 72.6% | 72.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 89% | 87.9% | 85.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Wetherby High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.7 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.2 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.4 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 704 |
| 2023/24 | 734 |
| 2024/25 | 783 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wetherby High School compares
Wetherby High School ranked 15th of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.4 | 10.1% | 27.1% | 828 | — |
| Boston Spa Academy | 55.6 | 8% | 20.8% | 1,498 | 2.2 miles |
| Tadcaster Grammar School | 50 | 6.7% | 11.1% | 1,494 | 4.7 miles |
| King James's School | 46.1 | 8.9% | 18% | 1,554 | 6.2 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic Academy | 55.1 | 8% | 10.1% | 1,250 | 6.7 miles |
| St Aidan's Church of England High School | 56.4 | 6.9% | 6.6% | 1,966 | 7.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.08%
- English as an additional language
- 7.2%
- Overall absence
- 10.07%
- Persistent absence
- 24.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Boston Spa Academy2.2 miles
Secondary · Wetherby
-
Tadcaster Grammar School4.7 miles
Secondary · Tadcaster
-
King James's School6.2 miles
Secondary · Knaresborough
-
St John Fisher Catholic Academy6.7 miles
Secondary · Harrogate
-
St Aidan's Church of England High School7.1 miles
Secondary · Harrogate
Other schools in Wetherby
- Boston Spa Academy Secondary
- Bramham Primary School Primary
- Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Crossley Street Primary School Primary
- Deighton Gates Primary School Primary
- Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp Arch Primary
- Primrose Lane Primary School Primary
- Sicklinghall Community Primary School Primary
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa Primary
- St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wetherby Primary
- St John's Catholic Specialist School, Boston Spa Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Wetherby High School teach?
- Wetherby High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Wetherby.
- Who is the headteacher of Wetherby High School?
- The headteacher of Wetherby High School is Ms S Jefferson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wetherby High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wetherby High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Wetherby High School?
- Wetherby High School has 828 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Wetherby High School full?
- Wetherby High School has capacity for 850 pupils and 828 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wetherby High School a faith school?
- No. Wetherby High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Wetherby High School a selective school?
- No. Wetherby High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Wetherby High School part of an academy trust?
- Wetherby High School is part of Leeds Learning Alliance. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wetherby High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.7 in 2022/23 and 49.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wetherby High School compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Wetherby High School ranked 15th of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wetherby High School's absence rate?
- Wetherby High School's overall absence rate is 10.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wetherby High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wetherby High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.