The Rubicon Centre
The Rubicon Centre is a pupil referral unit in Selby for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 6 pupils and room for 16. About 83 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
Raincliffe Street, Selby, YO8 4AN01609 533951Mr Gareth Morton headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 7 December 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to North Yorkshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) with 0 pupils, for social, emotional and mental health.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in North Yorkshire with social, emotional and mental health provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (6).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 6 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 83% | 64% | 40% | 25% | 50% | 75% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 7% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 93% | 80% | 88% | 75% | 75% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 7% | 20% | 13% | 25% | 25% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selby Abbey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Church of England | 230 m | 303 | Good 2023 | 36 | Compare |
| Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science | Council | 350 m | 1,176 | Good 2023 | 33 | Compare |
| Selby Community Primary School | Academy | 510 m | 303 | Good 2022 | 33 | Compare |
| Barlby Bridge Community Primary School | Council | 830 m | 144 | Good 2024 | 67 | Compare |
| Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School | Council | 990 m | 200 | Report card 2026 | 27 | Compare |
| Brayton Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 988 | Not inspected | 91 | Compare |
| Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby | Council | 0.8 miles | 184 | No overall grade 2025 | 10 | Compare |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 188 | Good 2024 | 54 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Rubicon Centre a good school?
The Rubicon Centre doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in December 2023.
What is The Rubicon Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Rubicon Centre good at its last full inspection on 7 December 2023.
How many pupils does The Rubicon Centre have?
6 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 16 places, so it is 38% full.
Does The Rubicon Centre have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) for social, emotional and mental health. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Raincliffe Street, Selby, YO8 4AN
- Telephone
- 01609 533951
- Headteacher
- Mr Gareth Morton
- Type of school
- Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward
- Selby East
- Constituency
- Selby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2012 (new provision)
- URN
- 137751 · LAESTAB 8151104 · UKPRN 10044090
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.