Harrogate High School

State-Funded School

harrogate-high-school-north-yorkshire-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

North YorkshireLocal Authority

Harrogate and KnaresboroughConstituency

HG1 4APPostcode

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Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Harrogate High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 579 pupils. Harrogate High School is part of Northern Star Academies Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Feb 2026 · published 19 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation 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

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 31.3%
EBacc average point score: 3.26

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

579

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 579
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Northern Star Academies Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
28 Jun 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
10 Jun 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.