• Yarm is ambitious, opportunity rich and life preparing and aims to help pupils achieve strongly while growing into capable young adults.

• Will suit families wanting a serious but rounded North East senior school with strong outcomes and a broad school life.

Admissions at Yarm should appeal to families seeking a high-performing North East senior school and sixth form with strong facilities, visible ambition and a broad co-curricular life. It should suit pupils who want serious academic preparation in an environment that still places visible emphasis on pastoral care and wider opportunity.

Scholarships and bursaries are a real part of the senior admissions story, especially for pupils entering Year 7 and Sixth Form. For many families, though, the larger attraction will be the combination of academic outcomes, broad opportunity and a sixth form that is well equipped for the years beyond school.

The current picture is confident and aspirational, with the school foregrounding strong results, impressive facilities and the idea of educating for life rather than examination success alone. Parents should still visit because the real question is whether the school's pace and style of ambition feel exciting and well supported for the pupil involved.