Harrogate High School is a secondary school located in Harrogate. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 16/05/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.9%, which is 2.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Ainsty Road, Harrogate, HG1 4AP
Website: http://www.harrogatehighschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01423548800
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: North Yorkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mark Turner
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138190

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 750
Number of Pupils: 666
Number of Boys: 325
Number of Girls: 341

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -0.89 to -0.3
Of the 82 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 74 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:21%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:35%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:38.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.34
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Robert's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Ainsty Road , HG1 4AP
- not rated 307 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Woodfield Primary School
Woodfield Road , HG1 4HZ
3out of 4 794 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Harrogate, Grove Road Community Primary School
Grove Road , HG1 5EP
3out of 4 1,001 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Willow Tree Community Primary School
Wetherby Road , HG2 7SG
3out of 4 1,325 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School
Bilton Lane , HG1 3BA
3out of 4 1,520 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harrogate High School
Ainsty Road , HG1 4AP
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Aidan's Church of England High School
Oatlands Drive , HG2 8JR
4out of 4 1,482 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Hookstone Drive , HG2 8PT
4out of 4 1,822 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Harrogate Grammar School
Arthurs Avenue , HG2 0DZ
4out of 4 2,679 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Springwell Harrogate
59 Grove Road , HG1 5EP
4out of 4 947 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Henshaws College
Bogs Lane , HG1 4ED
- not rated 1,351 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Springwater School
High Street , Starbeck HG2 7LW
4out of 4 1,792 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Harrogate Language Academy
8a Royal Parade , HG1 2SZ
- not rated 1,967 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harrogate Ladies' College
Clarence Drive , Harrogate HG1 2QG
- not rated 2,179 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.