The abbey town and former inland port of the Vale of York, Selby grew from a Benedictine foundation of 1069 into a canal hub linking Leeds to the Humber estuary, and around 17,000 people now live in the North Yorkshire civil parish.
Northern Rail reaches York in around seventeen minutes and Leeds in under thirty, putting both regional cities within easy reach of working families. Brayton and Wistow are the most school-competitive corners of the district, drawing families competing for local primary places, while Drax to the east is home to one of Europe's largest power complexes. Hambleton and Camblesforth extend the residential spread.
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Area Performance
Across 21 primary and secondary schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.08/10, -0.28 vs England.
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Distribution across all Selby schools
Selby vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Selby schools
top 59% of 14,978
top 59% of 14,978
top 57% of 3,862
top 57% of 3,862
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Local directory
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