The Rubicon Centre
Raincliffe Street, Selby, YO8 4AN
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Gareth Morton
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Selby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 16
- Pupils on roll
- 6
- URN
- 137751
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Telephone
- 01609533951
About this school
The Rubicon Centre is a special school in Selby. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 6 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Rubicon Centre, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 December 2023, 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.
Trends over time
How The Rubicon Centre has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8 |
| 2023/24 | 10 |
| 2024/25 | 14 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 64.29%
- English as an additional language
- 7.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Read School5.3 miles
Independent schools · Selby
-
Balance Alternative Provision9.2 miles
Special schools · Knottingley
-
Falcons Learning9.4 miles
Special schools · Goole
-
Riverside Special School10.2 miles
Special schools · Goole
-
High Well School11.1 miles
Special schools · Pontefract
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 ages does The Rubicon Centre teach?
- The Rubicon Centre teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Selby.
- Who is the headteacher of The Rubicon Centre?
- The headteacher of The Rubicon Centre is Mr Gareth Morton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Rubicon Centre been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Rubicon Centre, 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 The Rubicon Centre?
- The Rubicon Centre has 6 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Rubicon Centre full?
- The Rubicon Centre has capacity for 16 pupils and 6 on roll (38%), 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 The Rubicon Centre a faith school?
- No. The Rubicon Centre has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does The Rubicon Centre have?
- The schools register lists The Rubicon Centre's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- Does The Rubicon Centre publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Rubicon Centre. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 1 July 2026.