Duchy College
Clarence Drive, Harrogate, HG1 2QG
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanna Fox
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 800
- Pupils on roll
- 436
- URN
- 121741
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01423504543
About this school
Duchy College is an independent school in Harrogate. It teaches children aged 2 to 18 and has 436 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Duchy College under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Duchy College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1908, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 53 | 68 | 42 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.4 | 32.8 | 28.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 75% | 39.7% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 60.3% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Duchy College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42.4 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 32.8 | 41.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 28.6 | 40.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 591 |
| 2023/24 | 556 |
| 2024/25 | 486 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 4
- Pupils on SEN support
- 83
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harrogate Language Academy0.3 miles
Other types · Harrogate
-
Brackenfield School0.7 miles
Independent schools · Harrogate
-
Strive for Education0.7 miles
Special schools · Harrogate
-
Springwell Harrogate0.8 miles
Academies · Harrogate
-
Ashville College1.5 miles
Independent schools · Harrogate
Other schools in Harrogate
- Ashville College Independent schools
- Belmont Grosvenor School Independent schools
- Brackenfield School Independent schools
- Admiral Long Church of England Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England School Primary
- Beckwithshaw Community Primary School Primary
- Birstwith Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bishop Monkton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Burton Leonard Church of England Primary School Primary
- Coppice Valley Primary School Primary
- Dacre Braithwaite Church of England Primary School Primary
- Darley Primary School Primary
Recorded changes at this school
- School name changed from Harrogate Ladies' College to Duchy College recorded 19 Aug 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Duchy College teach?
- Duchy College teaches children aged 2 to 18. It is an independent school in Harrogate.
- Who is the headteacher of Duchy College?
- The headteacher of Duchy College is Mrs Joanna Fox, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Duchy College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Duchy College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Duchy College?
- Duchy College has 436 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 18.
- Is Duchy College full?
- Duchy College has capacity for 800 pupils and 436 on roll (55%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Duchy College a faith school?
- No. Duchy College has no designated religious character.
- How have Duchy College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.4 in 2022/23 and 28.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Duchy College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Duchy College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 19 August 2026.