Nidderdale High School

State-Funded School

nidderdale-high-school-north-yorkshire-yorkshire-and-the-humber-149987

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

North YorkshireLocal Authority

Skipton and RiponConstituency

HG3 5HLPostcode

2.6

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Nidderdale 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 404 pupils. Nidderdale High School is part of MOORLANDS LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 28 Apr 2026 · published 29 Jun 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

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 41.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 30.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.63

Ethnicity

White

97%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

404

Total Pupils

57%Boys

43%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

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: Least deprived
Total pupils: 404
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: MOORLANDS LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 Jan 2013	Good	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.