Tadcaster Grammar School
Toulston, Tadcaster, LS24 9NB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- YORKSHIRE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr A Parkinson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The STAR Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,614
- Pupils on roll
- 1,494
- URN
- 145777
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01937833466
About this school
Tadcaster Grammar School is a secondary academy in Tadcaster. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,494 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. 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 5 October 2022, 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 | 248 | 263 | 257 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.2 | 51.7 | 50.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.33 +0.15 to +0.51 | +0.27 +0.10 to +0.44 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% | 54.8% | 50.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 77.2% | 72.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 22% | 22.8% | 25.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
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 Tadcaster Grammar 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 | 52.2 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.7 | 41.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50 | 40.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,513 |
| 2023/24 | 1,512 |
| 2024/25 | 1,500 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tadcaster Grammar School compares
Tadcaster Grammar School ranked 13th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 76% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50 | 6.7% | 11.1% | 1,494 | — |
| Boston Spa Academy | 55.6 | 8% | 20.8% | 1,498 | 2.7 miles |
| Wetherby High School | 49.4 | 10.1% | 27.1% | 828 | 4.7 miles |
| Sherburn High School | 51.3 | 7.9% | 18.5% | 951 | 6.4 miles |
| John Smeaton Academy | 29.5 | 11.3% | 43.1% | 677 | 6.8 miles |
| Garforth Academy | 53.1 | 7.1% | 17.5% | 1,897 | 7.2 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)
- 11.09%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.68%
- Persistent absence
- 15.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Boston Spa Academy2.7 miles
Secondary · Wetherby
-
Wetherby High School4.7 miles
Secondary · Wetherby
-
Sherburn High School6.4 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
John Smeaton Academy6.8 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Garforth Academy7.2 miles
Secondary · Leeds
Other schools in Tadcaster
- Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- Kirk Fenton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Riverside School, Tadcaster Primary
- Saxton Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- Tadcaster Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Tadcaster Grammar School teach?
- Tadcaster Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Tadcaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Tadcaster Grammar School?
- The headteacher of Tadcaster Grammar School is Mr A Parkinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tadcaster Grammar School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tadcaster Grammar 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 Tadcaster Grammar School?
- Tadcaster Grammar School has 1,494 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Tadcaster Grammar School full?
- Tadcaster Grammar School has capacity for 1,614 pupils and 1,494 on roll (93%), 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 Tadcaster Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Tadcaster Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Tadcaster Grammar School a selective school?
- No. Tadcaster Grammar School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Tadcaster Grammar School?
- Tadcaster Grammar School is part of YORKSHIRE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Tadcaster Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.2 in 2022/23 and 50 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tadcaster Grammar School rank locally?
- Tadcaster Grammar School ranked 13th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 76% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tadcaster Grammar School's absence rate?
- Tadcaster Grammar School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tadcaster Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tadcaster Grammar 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 10 July 2026.