[citation needed] It subsequently received specialist funding which not only supported the arts departments, but was a catalyst for many improvements benefiting the whole student community.

In September 2012 the school opened with a new brand, uniform and a name that signalled the start of a new year set to be full of changes under the leadership of the new headteacher, Mr Kevin Gaiderman.

Having previously been deemed 'Satisfactory' Selston High School was found to be 'Good' in all areas by Ofsted in its February 2014 and 2019 inspection.

[4] In 2016 the school was the only local state school to be awarded 4 star status on the basis of its official performance data by an independent website SchoolGuide.co.uk [5] In its 2015 GCSE Maths results 69% of students made 3+ levels of progress with 41% making above expected progress.

However, the school made an effort to change the working environment for the students; they installed new carpets, new desks, renewed the furnishings in all the science rooms, turned Room One into a conference centre and created a high tech visitors reception area.

[citation needed] The school offers many subjects to students, including Art & Design, Computer Science, Drama, French, Geography, History, PE, Photography, Spanish, Triple (Further) Science, BTEC Health & Social Care, City & Guilds Construction, WJEC Engineering, WJEC Hospitality & Catering, Music, OCR Sports Science, BTEC Travel & Tourism, and ORC IT.