Selby High School

Selby High School
Selby High School
Address
	Leeds Road; Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 4HT; England
Coordinates	53°46′51″N 1°04′43″W / 53.7807°N 1.0787°W
Information
Type	Community school
Motto	In Arduis Fidelis; "Faithful in adversity".
Established	1908
Local authority	North Yorkshire Council
Department for Education URN	121702 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	Nick Hinchliffe
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	c. 1100
Houses	Garrett, Hockney, Mason and Palin
Colour(s)	Grey (Year 7 – 8) and Black (9–11)
Website	www.selbyhigh.co.uk

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 1967 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 325-seat theatre stand and an all-weather pitch. In September 2010 the school was awarded specialist status in Science. The school maintains these specialisms in the present day.^[2] In January 2013 the school added an ICT suite with new computers. In 2017 it added the Eckersley Centre, named after the previous headmaster, Paul Eckersley.

Notable former pupils

Nigel Adams – former MP for Selby and Ainsty^[3] (attended the school 1978–84)
Gareth Ellis – rugby league England international who currently plays for Hull F.C.^[4]
Gerard Jones – professional football coach and entrepreneur (attended the school 2000-05)
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 Townsley, educator^[5] (attended the school 1976–1982)

Selby Girls' High School

Prof Judy Armitage FRS, Professor of Biochemistry since 1996 at the University of Oxford (Merton College)^[6]

Former teachers

Mollie 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, head of Religious Studies at the grammar school from 1967–70

References

^ "Introduction to the House System". Selby High School. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
^ "Selby High School – Specialism in the Arts & Science". www.selby-high.org.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
^ "Meet Nigel: Nigel Adams MP". Selbyandainsty.com. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
^ Gardner, Charles (26 August 2005). "FULL GCSES RESULTS FOR SELBY HIGH AND BARLBY HIGH" Archived 11 September 2012 at archive.today. Selby Times. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
^ Evans, Darren (30 December 2014). "Inspirational educators recognised in New Year's Honours list". TES Digital. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
^ "Prof Judy Armitage Page – Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford". University of Oxford. Retrieved 30 May 2016.

External links

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

[1] "Introduction to the House System". Selby High School. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

[2] "Selby High School – Specialism in the Arts & Science". www.selby-high.org.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

[3] "Meet Nigel: Nigel Adams MP". Selbyandainsty.com. Retrieved 30 May 2016.

[4] Gardner, Charles (26 August 2005). "FULL GCSES RESULTS FOR SELBY HIGH AND BARLBY HIGH" Archived 11 September 2012 at archive.today. Selby Times. Retrieved 22 March 2012.

[5] Evans, Darren (30 December 2014). "Inspirational educators recognised in New Year's Honours list". TES Digital. Retrieved 30 May 2016.

[6] "Prof Judy Armitage Page – Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford". University of Oxford. Retrieved 30 May 2016.

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Selby High School

Address

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
Information
Type	Community school
Motto	In Arduis Fidelis "Faithful in adversity".
Established	1908
Local authority	North Yorkshire Council
Department for Education URN	121702 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	Nick Hinchliffe
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	c. 1100
Houses	Garrett, Hockney, Mason and Palin^[1]
Colour(s)	Grey (Year 7 – 8) and Black (9–11)
Website	www.selbyhigh.co.uk