Wetherby High School
Foundation school · Secondary
Wetherby · LS22 6JS · Leeds
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
2.2 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 146217
Boston Spa Academy
Academy converter · Wetherby · LS23 6RW
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–18
Pupils
1,498
Local authority
Leeds
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Wetherby, Leeds, 1,498 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 19.2%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Tadcaster Grammar School
Academy converter · Secondary
Tadcaster · LS24 9NB · North Yorkshire
Ages 11–18
Status: Open
2.7 miles away
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St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Wetherby · LS23 6DX · Leeds
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
0.2 miles away
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Primrose Lane Primary School
Foundation school · Primary
Wetherby · LS23 6DX · Leeds
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.4 miles away
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St John's Catholic Specialist School, Boston Spa
Non-maintained special school
Wetherby · LS23 6DF · Leeds
Ages 3–19
Status: Open
0.5 miles away
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St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa
Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Select · LS23 6DB · Leeds
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
0.7 miles away
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Bramham Primary School
Community school · Primary
Wetherby · LS23 6JQ · Leeds
Ages 5–11
Status: Open
1.0 miles away
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Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp Arch
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Wetherby · LS23 7AQ · Leeds
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
1.1 miles away
Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 146217
Location
- Address
- Clifford Moor Road, Boston Spa
- Postcode
- LS23 6RW
- Town
- Wetherby
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Local authority
- Leeds
- District
- Leeds
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,498
- Boys / girls
- 772 / 726
- School capacity
- 1,200
- Capacity fill
- 1,498 / 1,200 (125%)
- Free school meals
- 19.2%
- FSM pupils
- 245
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Sponsor
- The GORSE Academies Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Hollywood
- Telephone
- 01937846636