Barlby High School
Academy converter secondary school in Selby (North Yorkshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Barlby High School is a secondary school located in Selby, North Yorkshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 480 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 750. It is part of the HEARTWOOD LEARNING TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Anouska Gardner.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Drama
- Film Club
- Stem
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Wellbeing Award for SchoolsRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 144929
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Selby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body (3 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Osborne Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Jen Mayne Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Tom McNaught-Roberts | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Steven Capewell | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr John Hunt Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Jen Mayne Former | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Clare Barker Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record