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St Aidan's Church of England High School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Oatlands Drive, Harrogate HG2 8JR · staidans.co.uk · 01423 885814

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
56.4
average Attainment 8 score. North Yorkshire 46.5, England 46
Demand for places
1.4
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,966
63 over 1,903 places · 103%
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
8.2%
First language not English
6.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 339 families put the school first and 248 places were offered; 69% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 303 (Places 284)303September 2023: 260 (Places 244)260September 2024: 256 (Places 272)256September 2025: 298 (Places 270)298September 2026: 339 (Places 248)339Places 248
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262483391.4▲69%
September 2025Sept 20252702981.1▲84%
September 2024Sept 20242722560.997%
September 2023Sept 20232442601.1▲86%
September 2022Sept 20222843031.1▲92%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 56.4, and 67.6% 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 B- (36.3 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: 61.7 (England 46.3)61.72017/18: 60.0 (England 46.5)60.02018/19: 57.6 (England 46.7)57.62021/22: 61.8 (England 48.8)61.82022/23: 59.4 (England 46.3)59.42023/24: 57.9 (England 45.9)57.92024/25: 56.4 (England 46.0)56.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲56.446.0
▲67.6%45.4%
▲86.4%64.8%
▲56.4%40.5%
▲4.994.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form80.6+0.1
Further education15+1.5
Apprenticeship0.4−1.4
Employment0.8−0.6
Not in a lasting destination0.8+0.4
Activity not captured2.4+2

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: 31.4 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 32.9 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 33.5 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 36.1 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 40.0 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 36.0 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 37.5 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 36.3 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
459 studentsB- (36.3)Above average +0.10
462 studentsB- (36.3)Above average +0.10
110 studentsMerit (25.6)Below average -0.31
13 studentsMerit+ (28.9)Average -0.10
20.9%AAB or better
95.5%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24500B- (37.5)+0.22
2022/23464B- (36)—
2021/22487B (40)—
2018/19505B- (36.1)-0.03
2017/18496C+ (33.5)-0.06
2016/17531C+ (32.9)+0.02
2015/16557C (31.4)-0.06

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/20
Left in 2019/20Since 2016/17
University60+5
Further and other education4−2
Further education2−3
Other education10
Apprenticeship3−2
Employment25−1
Not in a lasting destination6+1
Activity not captured2−1

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected St Aidan's Church of England High School on 28 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
28 Apr 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and well-beingStrong standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • May 2022Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Sept 2021Inadequate
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingNot effective

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2006Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

What parents said

82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (11 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
82%
Replies
11
1% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▼82% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●91% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲91% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲91% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼73% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼73% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲91% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼82% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●91% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●82% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼56% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 64% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼25% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 36% who had a child bullied

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