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HMYOI Wetherby

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Wetherby (2025) web (PDF, 1.6 MB)

Report on an unannounced inspection of HMYOI Wetherby by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (27 October – 6 November 2025).

Bar graph illustrating the healthy establishment scores for Wetherby when it was inspected in 2023 and 2025. It shows that the rating for safety remained not sufficiently good, for care it remained reasonably good, and for purposeful activity it remained not sufficiently good. The score for resettlement had improved from reasonably good to good.

What we found (Back to top)

Levels of self-harm and violence were high. Many violent incidents involved weapons, but body-worn cameras were not always activated when force was used in response. The quality of relationships between staff and children was inconsistent and too few children said they felt cared for. Oversight of education was inadequate; the quality of teaching was not good enough and too few young people attended classes.

Points to note: Work to help children prepare for release was good. Resettlement practitioners and social workers collaborated effectively and the In2Out charity supported transitions back into the community.

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Easy read summary – Wetherby (PDF, 384 KB)
Child survey methodology and results – Wetherby (PDF, 266 KB)
Prisoner survey analysis workbook (Excel spreadsheet) – Wetherby (XLSX, 139 KB)
Staff survey methodology and results (PDF, 197 KB)