Selston High School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Nottingham, East Midlands NG16 6BW · Nottinghamshire
#234 of 329 secondary schools in East Midlands
#2972 of 4,090 nationally
About Selston High School
Selston High School is a academy secondary located in Nottingham, in the Nottinghamshire local authority of East Midlands, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 862 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 29.8 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 234th of 329 ranked secondary schools in East Midlands. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (39th percentile), and its weakest is attainment 8 (24th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 862; capacity filled 95.8%; grade 4+ english & maths 56.4%; ebacc average points 3.29.
There are 282 schools in Nottingham; Selston High School ranks 217th of 271 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)38.8
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)33.7%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)31.7%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Selston High School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 862
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 31.7%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 95.8%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 38.8
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 33.7%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 56.4%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.29
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Selston High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Selston Church of England Infant and Nursery School
Nottingham · Academy primary · Ages 2–7
113 students · 170 m away
Holly Hill Primary and Nursery School
Nottingham · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
313 students · 790 m away
Bagthorpe Primary School
Nottingham · Local authority primary · Ages 5–11
162 students · 1.7 km away
Westwood Infant and Nursery School
Nottingham · Local authority primary · Ages 2–7
60 students · 1.8 km away
Longwood Infant Academy
Nottingham · Academy primary · Ages 5–7
49 students · 1.9 km away
Kirkstead Junior Academy
Pinxton · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
216 students · 2.3 km away
John King Infant Academy
Pinxton · Academy primary · Ages 5–7
90 students · 2.4 km away
Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School
Nottingham · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
174 students · 2.5 km away
Underwood Church of England Primary School
Nottingham · Local authority primary · Ages 5–11
173 students · 2.6 km away
Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School
Ironville · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
126 students · 3.1 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in East Midlands with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Humphrey Perkins School
Loughborough · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
863 students
The Newbridge School
Coalville · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
863 students
South Charnwood High School
Markfield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
866 students
Casterton College Rutland
Stamford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
857 students
Christ The King Voluntary Academy
Nottingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
857 students
Hall Park Academy
Nottingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
867 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Selston High School a good school?
Selston High School has a Success Index (England) of 29.8 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #234 of 329 in East Midlands. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Selston High School rank in East Midlands?
Selston High School ranks #234 of 329 secondary schools in East Midlands and #2972 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Selston High School?
Selston High School had 862 students in 2025.
Is Selston High School a primary school or a secondary school?
Selston High School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Selston High School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Selston High School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.