About Yarm
Since Yarm School’s foundation in 1978 it has become one of the best schools in the North East. Our academic results and facilities are outstanding but we offer so much more than an excellent academic education: we firmly believe in educating for life.
Our Ethos
As well as offering pupils the opportunity to reach their academic potential and achieve excellent results in public examinations, we aim to nurture and encourage values that ensure our pupils become adults who will contribute positively to society. We develop the attributes and skills sought by employers and equip pupils for life beyond school. We hone these skills within a caring, friendly and mutually supportive community. Our pastoral care programme also ensures that pupils are known as individuals and supported at each step of their journey through the School.
Current Provision
A Yarm School education currently starts at three years of age as pupils enter our Nursery and continues through the Pre-Prep and Prep Schools to the Senior School and the Sixth Form. School life at Yarm School is varied, exciting, and fast-paced. There is never a dull moment as we embody our ethos of ‘educating for life’. The School has excellent facilities set in an attractive campus on the banks of the River Tees in the heart of the historic town of Yarm. Many of the buildings are modern and were purpose-built and offer an unparalleled environment in which to learn.
Yarm is regularly recognised as the best school in the area and one of the best schools in the North East. In 2024 the Prep School was awarded the Tes Independent Prep School of the Year. The Sunday Times ranked Yarm highly in the North East in its recent Parent Power league table and in 2018 the school was awarded North East School of the Year. Yarm School was also included in the Tatler Schools Guide, recognised as a leading School in the North.