Selby High School

Selby High School

Motto	In Arduis Fidelis "Faithful in adversity".
Established	1908
Type	Community school
Headmaster	Paul Eckersley
Location	Leeds Road Selby North Yorkshire YO8 4HT England Coordinates: 53°46′51″N 1°04′43″W / 53.7807°N 1.0787°W / 53.7807; -1.0787
Local authority	North Yorkshire
DfE number	815/4225
DfE URN	121702 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Students	c. 1100
Ages	11–16
Houses	Garrett, Hockney, Mason and Palin
Colours	Maroon (Year 7 - 9) and Black (10-11)

Selby High School is a co-educational secondary school in North Yorkshire, England. Its main catchment area is the town of Selby and villages from the Selby District, including Thorpe Willoughby, Hambleton, Monk Fryston, Cawood and Wistow.

History

Selby High School links back to Selby Grammar School, founded in 1908 as an all-girls school as Selby High School. In 1968 this changed to the Selby Grammar School grammar school and became coeducational, and in 1979, a mixed comprehensive school. The comprehensive was renamed Selby High School.

Buildings

In 2003 Selby High School began fundraising towards securing specialist school status – the school was awarded specialist status in Performing and Visual Arts in 2005. Following this the school built a dance studio, a 200-seat theatre stand and an all weather pitch. In January 2013 the school added an ICT suite with new computers.

House system

In 2005 the school introduced a new house system with pupils from all year groups equally distributed into forms. The houses are named after significant Yorkshire people: Lesley Garrett (Garrett); David Hockney (Hockney); James Mason (Mason); and Michael Palin (Palin).

School building

Notable former pupils

See also: Category:People educated at Selby High School

Nigel Adams – MP for Selby and Ainsty^[1] (attended the school 1978-84)
Gareth Ellis – rugby league England international who currently plays for Hull F.C.^[2]
Matthew Warchus – theatre and film director (attended the school 1978-84)

Selby Grammar School

Dianne Bevan (nee Roe), Chief Operating Officer from 2007-12 of the National Assembly for Wales
Sir John Arthur Townsley – Executive Principal, Gorse Academies Trust ^[3] (attended the school 1976-1982)
Geoff Wilkinson, music producer of Us3

Selby Girls' High School

Prof Judy Armitage FRS, Professor of Biochemistry since 1996 at the University of Oxford (Merton College)^[4]

Former teachers

Mary Blake, Headmistress from 1975-83 of Manchester High School for Girls (head teacher of the girls' high school from 1960-68, and the grammar school from 1968-75) and the first President of the Secondary Heads Association in 1978
Joan Firth CB, Chair of Bradford Health Authority from 1998-2000 (Head of Science from 1960-62 at the girls' high school)
Brian Sherratt (educator) (Head of Religious Studies at the grammar school from 1967-70)

References

↑ http://www.selbyandainsty.com
↑ Gardner, Charles (26 August 2005). "FULL GCSES RESULTS FOR SELBY HIGH AND BARLBY HIGH". Selby Times. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
↑ https://news.tes.co.uk/b/news/2014/12/30/inspirational-educators-recognised-in-new-year-39-s-honours-list.aspx
↑ Judy Armitage

External links

Selby High School
"Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science", Ofsted reports 2001-13

Schools in North Yorkshire^*

Primary schools	St George's RC Primary School West Cliff Primary School Western Primary School

Secondary schools	Acklam Grange School All Saints RC School Archbishop Holgate's School Barlby High School Bedale High School Boroughbridge High School Brayton High School Caedmon College Canon Lee School Easingwold School Ebor Academy Filey Eskdale School Freebrough Academy Fulford School George Pindar School Graham School Harrogate Grammar School Harrogate High School Hillsview Academy Holy Family RC High School Huntcliff School Huntington School Joseph Rowntree School King James's School The King's Academy Lady Lumley's School Laurence Jackson School Macmillan Academy Manor CE Academy Malton School Millthorpe School Nidderdale High School Northallerton School Norton College Nunthorpe Academy Ormesby School Outwood Academy Acklam Outwood Academy Bydales Outwood Academy Ripon Redcar Academy Richmond School Risedale Sports and Community College Rossett School Ryedale School Rye Hills School Sacred Heart RC Voluntary Academy St Aidan's CE High School St Augustine's RC School St Francis Xavier School St John Fisher RC High School St Peter's RC Voluntary Academy Scalby School Selby High School Settle College Sherburn High School The Skipton Academy South Craven School Stokesley School Tadcaster Grammar School Thirsk School Trinity Catholic College Unity City Academy Upper Wharfedale School The Wensleydale School York High School

Grammar schools	Ermysted's Grammar School Ripon Grammar School Skipton Girls' High School

Independent schools	Ampleforth College Ashville College Aysgarth School Bootham School Clifton Pre-preparatory School Fyling Hall School Giggleswick School Harrogate Ladies' College Harrogate Tutorial College Menwith Hill School The Minster School The Mount School Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate Queen Mary's School Queen Margaret's School Read School St Martin's Ampleforth St Olave's School St Peter's School Scarborough College

Special schools	Beverley School Breckenbrough School

FE & sixth form colleges	Askham Bryan College Cleveland College Craven College Harrogate College Middlesbrough College Prior Pursglove College Redcar & Cleveland College Selby College Scarborough Sixth Form College York College Yorkshire Coast College

Defunct schools	Ashfield Secondary Modern School Burnholme Community College Clifton House Preparatory School Great Ayton Friends' School Elmfield College Eston Park Academy Gillbrook Academy Hall Garth Community Arts College King's Manor School Knavesmire Secondary School Malsis School New College, Harrogate Newlands School FCJ Norwood College Queen Anne Grammar School Raincliffe School Rathmell Academy St David's School St. George's RC Secondary School St Mary's College Scorton Grammar School West End Preparatory School Woodleigh School York Bluecoat School

^*including schools in Redcar and Cleveland, Middlesbrough and York.

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