Read School
Drax, Selby, YO8 8NL
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head
- Mrs Ruth Ainley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Selby
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 245
- URN
- 121748
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01757618248
About this school
Read School is an independent school in Selby. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 245 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Read School under its current framework. 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
Read School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1967, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 34 | 39 | 52 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.9 | 49.0 | 51.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 62% | 46.2% | 63.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% | 82.1% | 76.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 29% | 12.8% | 15.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
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 Read 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 | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.9 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49 | 41.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.3 | 40.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 253 |
| 2023/24 | 248 |
| 2024/25 | 257 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 13
- Pupils on SEN support
- 77
Location
Nearby schools
-
Falcons Learning4.2 miles
Special schools · Goole
-
Riverside Special School5.0 miles
Special schools · Goole
-
The Rubicon Centre5.3 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Selby
-
Fieldgate School7.9 miles
Special schools
-
Thorneberry School8.7 miles
Special schools · Doncaster
Other schools in Selby
- Barlby Community Primary School Primary
- Barlow Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby Primary
- Brayton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Camblesforth Community Primary Academy Primary
- Chapel Haddlesey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Hambleton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Hemingbrough Community Primary School Primary
- North Duffield Community Primary School Primary
- Selby Abbey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Selby Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Read School teach?
- Read School teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is an independent school in Selby.
- Who is the head of Read School?
- The head of Read School is Mrs Ruth Ainley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Read School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Read School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Read School?
- Read School has 245 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is Read School full?
- Read School has capacity for 350 pupils and 245 on roll (70%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Read School a faith school?
- No. Read School has no designated religious character.
- Is Read School a selective school?
- No. Read School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Read School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.9 in 2022/23 and 51.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Read School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Read 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 24 July 2026.