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Harrogate High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Ainsty Road, Harrogate HG1 4AP · harrogatehighschool.co.uk · 01423 548800
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.1
- average Attainment 8 score. North Yorkshire 46.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 579
- 77% of 750 places
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 35.4%
- First language not English
- 6.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 68 families put the school first and 87 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 87 | 68 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 73 | 52 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 129 | 107 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 139 | 120 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 146 | 149 | 1▲ | 96% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.1, and 31.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Yorkshire it was 46.5, and across England 46.
In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade D (20.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼31.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼52.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼22.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.26 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 20.9 | −3 |
| Sixth form college | 0.7 | −0.2 |
| Further education | 57.6 | +3.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.2 | +4.6 |
| Employment | 3.6 | −5.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.3 | −2.5 |
| Activity not captured | 5.8 | +4.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2018/19 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 students | D (20.8) | Average -0.17 | |
| 7 students | D (20.8) | Average -0.19 | |
| Applied general11 students | Pass+ (19.8) | Below average -0.37 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 12 | C- (25.5) | -0.24 |
| 2016/17 | 46 | D+ (23.1) | -0.19 |
| 2015/16 | 59 | D+ (21.7) | -0.10 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2018/19 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 12 | −6 |
| Apprenticeship | 20 | +8 |
| Employment | 52 | −2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 16 | +10 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Harrogate High School on 3 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 3 Feb 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Apr 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Apr 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Mar 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (97 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 72%
- Positive
- 71%
- Replies
- 97
- 14% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 93% who raised concerns
based on 27 parents (28%) whose child was bullied
based on 36 parents (37%) with SEND