Yarm School

Independent

National rank

172

109

Rank last year

70.6%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

74.9%

GCSE

GCSE

A*/A/9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher

Huw Williams

Gender of entry

Mixed

Total pupils

1,167 (3-18)

Head teacher

Huw Williams

Gender of entry

Mixed

Total pupils

1,167 (3-18)

Head teacher

Huw Williams

Gender of entry

Mixed

Total pupils

1,167 (3-18)

UK day fees per term*

£5,671 (11-18)

*Fee correct as of November 21, 2024
Our methodology
Results

A-level 2024 rank: 224=

Grade

%

A*

16.3

A

27.9

B

26.4

A*/A

44.2

A*-B

70.6

GCSE 2024 rank: 100

Grade

%

A*/9/8

54.4

A/7

20.5

A*/A/9/8/7

74.9

What the school inspection says

Date of report
2022
Verdict
Excellent
“The school seeks to provide an excellent education to enable pupils to fulfil their potential as individuals and to develop skills to become confident adults who will contribute positively to society ... Pupils are high achievers, who succeed academically and across a wide range of extracurricular activities … [They] are self-confident … resilient and work hard to achieve success … kind, welcoming, respectful, and tolerant. They demonstrate a generous spirit of giving, both to their own community and to the wider society.”
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About the school

  • The community is at the heart of this co-ed day school, which has announced a partnership with Teesside High School to improve education in the northeast. 
  • It celebrated its best GCSE results this year, and extracurricular initiatives included a dementia-friendly singalong as part of the school’s Good Companions project, which emphasises the power of music to bring people together.
  • More than 100 clubs are available, covering interests from cheerleading to chess, debating and dance. Twice-weekly activity lessons span topics such as beginners’ Japanese, outdoor education, mindfulness and creative writing. The Extended Project Qualification is run alongside the main A-level curriculum.
  • Pupils have access to an emotional health and wellbeing practitioner, counsellors and CBT. 
  • Means-tested bursaries are available to pupils joining in Years 7 and 12, and a hardship fund covers cases of sudden need.
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