72%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
50%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
50.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
25%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1076.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,500
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 05/10/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorth Yorkshire
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.0:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Tadcaster Grammar School · Secondary with sixth form · North Yorkshire
Part ofYORKSHIRE LEARNING TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
72%
-5pp
84%78%72%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
50%
-5pp
65%58%50%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
Attainment 8
50.0
-1.7
56.853.450.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 50.0
EBacc entry
25%
+3pp
27%22%17%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 25%
EBacc APS
1076.5
-78.2
1242.21159.31076.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1076.5
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19
A-level APS
34.8
-3.4
41.437.834.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 34.8
A-level value added
+0.00
0
0.00.00.0
'19'24'25
'25 · 0.0
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
13%
-12pp
31%22%13%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 13%
Average A-level grade
C+
-1
BB-C+
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,500
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
16%
Contact
Address
Toulston, Tadcaster, LS24 9NB
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 72% | 50% | 50.0 | Not applicable | 25% | 1076.5 | 35% | 1,500 |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 55% | 51.7 | +0.27 | 23% | 1154.8 | 41% | 1,512 |
| 2022/23 | 78% | 58% | 52.2 | +0.33 | 22% | 1108.5 | 37% | 1,513 |
| 2021/22 | 84% | 65% | 56.8 | +0.49 | 17% | 1242.2 | 34% | 1,507 |
| 2018/19 | 83% | 60% | 54.2 | +0.31 | 27% | 1218.1 | 35% | 1,521 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 34.8 | C+ | +0.00 | 13% | 111 |
| 2023/24 | 38.2 | B- | +0.04 | 25% | 103 |
| 2022/23 | 34.2 | C+ | — | 13% | 122 |
| 2021/22 | 41.4 | B | — | 31% | 96 |
| 2018/19 | 35.7 | B- | -0.03 | 23% | 125 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,500 | 18.4 | 18% | 2% | 11% | 7% | 16% |
| 2023/24 | 1,512 | 18.9 | 16% | 1% | 10% | 7% | 17% |
| 2022/23 | 1,513 | 18.1 | 14% | 1% | 10% | 7% | 17% |
| 2021/22 | 1,507 | 18.5 | 12% | 1% | 10% | 8% | 20% |
| 2020/21 | 1,494 | 17.3 | 11% | 0% | 7% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,521 | — | 8% | 0% | 9% | 5% | 11% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.