Inspectors praised release planning at the Yorkshire young offender institution but found high levels of violence involving weapons and education judged inadequate by Ofsted.
A report published in March 2024 found HMYOI Wetherby more stable under settled leadership, but safety fell to not sufficiently good because the institution could not meet the needs of the girls it held.
A report published in March 2022 found children at HMYOI Wetherby felt far safer, but resettlement work and the specialist Keppel unit had declined and children spent too long locked up.
