Welburn Hall School
Kirkbymoorside, York, YO62 7HQ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 8 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Marianne Best / Mrs Alison Keane
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 127
- URN
- 121766
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01751431218
About this school
Welburn Hall School is a community special school in York. It teaches children aged 8 to 19 and has 127 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 12 | 8 | 13 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Welburn Hall 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 | — | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 94 |
| 2023/24 | 102 |
| 2024/25 | 112 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.81%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 12.34%
- Persistent absence
- 27.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ampleforth College6.3 miles
Independent schools · York
-
Terrington Hall School8.7 miles
Independent schools · York
-
Kirkbymoorside Community Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · York
-
Nawton Community Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · York
-
Ryedale School1.7 miles
Secondary · York
Other schools in York
- Applefields School Academies
- Danesgate Community Local authority maintained schools
- Hob Moor Oaks Academy Academies
- Inspire Academy Special schools
- St Paul's Nursery School Nursery
- Acomb Primary School Primary
- Appleton Roebuck Primary School Primary
- Archbishop of York's CofE Junior School, Bishopthorpe Primary
- Badger Hill Primary Academy Primary
- Barlby Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- Barmby Moor Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bishop Wilton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Welburn Hall School teach?
- Welburn Hall School teaches children aged 8 to 19. It is a special school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of Welburn Hall School?
- The headteacher of Welburn Hall School is Mrs Marianne Best / Mrs Alison Keane, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Welburn Hall School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Welburn Hall 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 big is Welburn Hall School?
- Welburn Hall School has 127 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 8 to 19.
- Is Welburn Hall School a faith school?
- No. Welburn Hall School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Welburn Hall School have?
- The schools register lists Welburn Hall School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Welburn Hall School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2023/24 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Welburn Hall School's absence rate?
- Welburn Hall School's overall absence rate is 12.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Welburn Hall School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Welburn Hall 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 15 July 2026.