Sherburn High School
Garden Lane, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Leeds, LS25 6AS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- YORKSHIRE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Matt Gill
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The STAR Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Selby
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,139
- Pupils on roll
- 951
- URN
- 145819
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01977682442
About this school
Sherburn High School is a secondary academy in Leeds. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 951 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sherburn 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. 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 19 October 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.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 150 | 133 | 143 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.9 | 51.3 | 51.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.17 -0.05 to +0.40 | +0.51 +0.27 to +0.75 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% | 59.4% | 65% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 73.7% | 79% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 28% | 12% | 21.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
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 Sherburn 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 | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52.9 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.3 | 41.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.3 | 40.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 883 |
| 2023/24 | 857 |
| 2024/25 | 915 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sherburn High School compares
Sherburn High School ranked 12th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 79% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51.3 | 7.9% | 18.5% | 951 | — |
| Airedale Academy | 33.8 | 15.2% | 49.7% | 1,008 | 5.3 miles |
| Garforth Academy | 53.1 | 7.1% | 17.5% | 1,897 | 5.5 miles |
| Brigshaw High School | 47.4 | 10% | 21.9% | 1,321 | 5.6 miles |
| Castleford Academy | 48.5 | 8.7% | 27.8% | 1,480 | 5.7 miles |
| De Lacy Academy | 45.6 | 10.9% | 39.8% | 853 | 6.0 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)
- 18.54%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.92%
- Persistent absence
- 20.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Airedale Academy5.3 miles
Secondary · Castleford
-
Garforth Academy5.5 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Brigshaw High School5.6 miles
Secondary · Castleford
-
Castleford Academy5.7 miles
Secondary · Castleford
-
De Lacy Academy6.0 miles
Secondary · Knottingley
Other schools in Leeds
Sherburn High School ranks 9th of the 33 ranked secondary schools in Leeds.
- Abbey Grange Church of England Academy Secondary
- Allerton Grange School Secondary
- Allerton High School Secondary
- Benton Park School Secondary
- Bishop Young Church of England Academy Secondary
- Bruntcliffe Academy Secondary
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School Secondary
- Co-op Academy Leeds Secondary
- Cockburn John Charles Academy Secondary
- Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy Secondary
- Cockburn School Secondary
- Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Sherburn High School teach?
- Sherburn High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Sherburn High School?
- The headteacher of Sherburn High School is Matt Gill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sherburn High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sherburn 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 Sherburn High School?
- Sherburn High School has 951 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Sherburn High School full?
- Sherburn High School has capacity for 1,139 pupils and 951 on roll (83%), 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 Sherburn High School a faith school?
- No. Sherburn High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Sherburn High School a selective school?
- No. Sherburn High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Sherburn High School part of an academy trust?
- Sherburn High 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 Sherburn High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.9 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.
- How does Sherburn High School compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- Sherburn High School ranked 12th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 79% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sherburn High School's absence rate?
- Sherburn High School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sherburn High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sherburn 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 10 July 2026.