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School admissions in Selby

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 5 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Selby in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 17 schools in Selby first 437 times for 433 places: 1.01 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the North Yorkshire authority's 280 schools. 3 of the 17 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 3 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.71 miles (Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School) to 4.00 miles (Wistow Parochial Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School).

For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Selby first 521 times for 554 places: 0.94 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the North Yorkshire authority's 40 schools. One of the 3 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Brayton Academy, to 6.71 miles.

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Reception places, September 2026

17 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary SchoolSelby1.47300.708 miles 2026
Hambleton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolSelby1.3730not published
Wistow Parochial Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolSelby1.10204.003 miles 2026
Barlow Church of England Primary SchoolSelby1.008not published
Barwic Parade Community Primary School, SelbySelby1.0015not published
Camblesforth Community Primary AcademySelby1.0011not published
Chapel Haddlesey Church of England Primary SchoolSelby1.00103.324 miles 2026
Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolSelby1.0014not published
Hemingbrough Community Primary SchoolSelby1.0013not published
North Duffield Community Primary SchoolSelby1.0014not published
Selby Abbey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolSelby0.9842not published
Selby Community Primary SchoolSelby0.9627not published
Barlby Community Primary SchoolSelby0.9538not published
Brayton Church of England Primary SchoolSelby0.9358not published
Staynor Hall Primary AcademySelby0.9041not published
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademySelby0.8520not published
Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary SchoolSelby0.8142not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

3 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Brayton AcademySelby1.032316.707 miles 2026
Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and ScienceSelby0.92228not published
Barlby High SchoolSelby0.7795not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.