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Rossett School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Green Lane, Harrogate HG2 9JP · rossettschool.co.uk · 01423 564444

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
44.1
average Attainment 8 score. North Yorkshire 46.5, England 46
Demand for places
0.5
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
785
55% of 1,418 places
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
24.3%
First language not English
11.6%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Red Kite Learning Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 77 families put the school first and 148 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 78 (Places 143)78September 2023: 82 (Places 155)82September 2024: 82 (Places 121)82September 2025: 75 (Places 126)75September 2026: 77 (Places 148)77Places 148
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026148770.5100%
September 2025Sept 2025126750.6100%
September 2024Sept 2024121820.7100%
September 2023Sept 2023155820.5100%
September 2022Sept 2022143780.5100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.1, and 37.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Yorkshire it was 46.5, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (23.8 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 49.7 (England 46.3)49.72017/18: 49.0 (England 46.5)49.02018/19: 50.8 (England 46.7)50.82021/22: 51.0 (England 48.8)51.02022/23: 45.8 (England 46.3)45.82023/24: 47.3 (England 45.9)47.32024/25: 44.1 (England 46.0)44.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●44.146.0
▼37.3%45.4%
▼62.0%64.8%
▼31.0%40.5%
●3.954.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form55.9−7.5
Sixth form college0.4−1.8
Further education30.4+5.4
Other education0.4−0.9
Apprenticeship4.4+2.6
Employment2.20
Not in a lasting destination3.1+1.3
Activity not captured3.1+0.9

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 29.4 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 29.7 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 30.1 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 30.7 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 36.4 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 30.0 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 30.1 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 23.8 (England 35.0)D+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
7 studentsD+ (23.8)Average -0.74
8 studentsD+ (23.3)Well below average -0.82
7 studentsDist (34)Average -0.29
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2470C (30.1)+0.04
2022/2389C (30)—
2021/2297B- (36.4)—
2018/19105C (30.7)-0.02
2017/18114C (30.1)-0.05
2016/17108C (29.7)-0.15
2015/16130C (29.4)-0.08

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University50.6+0.1
Further education2.6+1.7
Apprenticeship2.6−5.7
Employment24.7−4.7
Not in a lasting destination10.4+0.3
Activity not captured9.1+8.2

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Rossett School on 1 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
1 Apr 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jan 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Nov 2022Requires improvement
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Sept 2021Monitoring visit

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2019Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jun 2010Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
  • Jan 2007Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (185 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
83%
Replies
185
23% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼86% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●90% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●84% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●85% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●86% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼66% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●87% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲94% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲94% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●80% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲80% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 79% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲64% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 33% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲74% agreeEngland 67%

based on 39 parents (21%) with SEND

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