Nidderdale High School
Low Wath Road, Harrogate, HG3 5HL
404 pupils · 95% of 425 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- MOORLANDS LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Free school meals
- 21%
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 28 April 2026, published 29 June 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 | 41.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 30.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 52.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 29.2% |
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 — 0.73 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 70 | 51 | 133 | 66 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 81 | 82 | 165 | 81 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 77 | 72 | 158 | 77 |
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
- Upper Wharfedale School 15.8 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Outwood Academy Ripon 16.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Ripon Grammar School 16.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Ilkley Grammar School 18.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Harrogate Grammar School 18.9 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Rossett School 19.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.