Ashville College
Green Lane, Harrogate, HG2 9JP
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headmaster
- Mrs Rhiannon Wilkinson
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious ethos
- Methodist
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 895
- Pupils on roll
- 797
- URN
- 121758
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01423566358
About this school
Ashville College is an independent school in Harrogate. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 797 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Ashville College under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ashville College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1980, 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 | 88 | 155 | 84 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.7 | 27.1 | 49.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 29% | 48.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 37.4% | 52.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 13% | 8.4% | 6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 2.3 | 4.1 |
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 Ashville 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 | 52.7 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 27.1 | 41.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.6 | 40.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 790 |
| 2023/24 | 801 |
| 2024/25 | 781 |
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
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 210
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brackenfield School1.4 miles
Independent schools · Harrogate
-
Harrogate Language Academy1.4 miles
Other types · Harrogate
-
Strive for Education1.4 miles
Special schools · Harrogate
-
Harrogate Ladies' College1.5 miles
Independent schools · Harrogate
-
Springwell Harrogate2.0 miles
Academies · Harrogate
Other schools in Harrogate
- Belmont Grosvenor School Independent schools
- Brackenfield School Independent schools
- Harrogate Ladies' College 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
Common questions
- What ages does Ashville College teach?
- Ashville College teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is an independent school in Harrogate.
- Who is the headmaster of Ashville College?
- The headmaster of Ashville College is Mrs Rhiannon Wilkinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ashville College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Ashville 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 Ashville College?
- Ashville College has 797 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Ashville College full?
- Ashville College has capacity for 895 pupils and 797 on roll (89%), 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 Ashville College a faith school?
- No. Ashville College has no designated religious character.
- Is Ashville College a selective school?
- Yes. Ashville College is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Ashville College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.7 in 2022/23 and 49.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Ashville College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashville 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 24 July 2026.