Harrogate High School
Ainsty Road, Harrogate, HG1 4AP
579 pupils · 77% of 750 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Free school meals
- 35.4%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 February 2026, published 19 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 31.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 52.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 22.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.78 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 87 | 68 | 222 | 74 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 73 | 52 | 217 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 129 | 107 | 262 | 111 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 139 | 120 | 352 | 139 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 146 | 149 | 288 | 146 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 149 | 135 | 307 | 149 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 148 | 135 | 340 | 148 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 154 | 134 | 272 | 154 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Aidan's Church of England High School 1.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St John Fisher Catholic Academy 1.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Harrogate Grammar School 2.5 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Rossett School 3.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- King James's School 4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Wetherby High School 12 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.