Brayton Academy, Selby

In its own words: "Pupils share warm, positive relationships with staff and their peers. Staff ensure that pupils thrive, academically and personally."

From the headteacher's welcome: "It gives me great pride, and a real sense of privilege, to welcome you to Brayton Academy. Over recent years, Brayton Academy has become one of the highest performing schools in North Yorkshire and has continued on its journey to become the school of choice for our local communities."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2026, pupils at Brayton Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.2 in North Yorkshire and 47 across England.

59% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 48% in North Yorkshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 53.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.59: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 40.2, against 52 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, French and History.

For September 2026 entry, 238 families put Brayton Academy as their first choice and 517 named it as one of their preferences, for 231 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 12 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Brayton Academy are Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.4); and Barlby High School (2.7 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37.7).

Brayton Academy's 2026 results were higher than all 2 of them.

Brayton Academy is one of 6 schools run by Resilience Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

134 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Brayton Academy (as of September 2025): 77% would recommend the school, 82% say their child is happy there and 62% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (62%).

Of the 149 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 61% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

7.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 148 pupils (15%) received SEN support and 28 (2.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Selby Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is College (adjacent), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Brayton Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 162 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in North Yorkshire (9), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Brayton Academy issued 181 suspensions, 19.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Brayton Academy are St Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.2 miles); Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School (0.3 miles); Brayton Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles); and Selby Abbey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.