- The community is at the heart of this co-ed day school, which was founded as a boys’ school in 1978. In 2024, it announced a partnership with Teesside High School to improve education in the northeast. Nearly half of all 2025 GCSE grades at Yarm were awarded the top 9-8 (A*) mark, and 13 pupils achieved nine or more grade 9s.
- More than 100 clubs are available to the 1,100 pupils, 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.
- Former pupils include the former Conservative MP Sir Simon Clarke.
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