Welcome to our innovative website which supports the fast moving developments that are taking place at Selby High School. Our commitment to improving the quality of teaching and learning, in order that all students can achieve their full potential, remains at the heart of all the changes. We are striving for excellence in all that we do and the work we have undertaken, in moving the school forward, has been acknowledged and praised by Ofsted.

Our academic achievements and progress have been recognised both locally and nationally and we received the accolade of being named the second most improved school in the country in January 2007, together with receiving an Award of Excellence from the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT). In addition, we have become the first school in North Yorkshire to achieve the status of a Centre of Excellence in the use of 'Whiteboards', acknowledging the revolution in whiteboard technology that is taking place at the school, which has seen every teaching area equipped with this advanced technology. We are training teachers from other schools across the country in the use of this exciting teaching and learning tool. In addition, why not visit the School Awards & Partnership area to view all the awards we have received.

During the last five years we have secured over £2m to improve the facilities at the school. This money has been used to create two dance drama studios, enhanced music and art facilities. a new main reception area, a first class Learning Resource Centre, two state of the art Food Technology rooms and the refurbishment of two science laboratories. The school hall has also been fitted with retractable auditorium seating, capable of accommodating 283 people, and hi-tech projection facilities, together with enhancing the dining facility. The work on the dining area was undertaken to support the running of our own state of the art cashless catering operation “Top Nosh” which has received the unreserved approval of both students and staff, together with a superb floodlit all-weather sports pitch which was opened in September 2008 and the new climbing wall which will be opened in October 2009.

Furthermore, we have recently received over £300,000 to fully re-design and refurbish the Design & Technology area, together with providing state of the art facilities for the delivery of the new Creative & Media Diploma in September 2009. Incidentally, we are the only school in Selby and District that has been selected to deliver the new diploma in the first wave of the programme. In addition, we have continued to re-furbish the teaching and corridor areas, which has included the fitting of double glazed windows, doors and low energy lighting in our drive to become a sustainable school and complement the re-cycling work we have launched, with such success, at the school.

I would like to thank all staff, governors and parents/carers for their continued support and dedication, because by working together we are really making things happen at this school.