Harrogate Grammar School
Arthurs Avenue, Harrogate, HG2 0DZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RED KITE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Neil Renton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Red Kite Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 2,100
- Pupils on roll
- 2,081
- URN
- 136497
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01423531127
About this school
Harrogate Grammar School is a secondary academy in Harrogate. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 2,081 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 284 | 288 | 289 |
| Attainment 8 score | 57.0 | 56.1 | 56.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.48 +0.30 to +0.65 | +0.44 +0.27 to +0.61 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 67% | 61.5% | 67.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 86% | 81.9% | 85.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 70% | 68.1% | 68.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
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 Harrogate Grammar School 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 | 57 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 56.1 | 41.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 56.6 | 40.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2,115 |
| 2023/24 | 2,097 |
| 2024/25 | 2,070 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harrogate Grammar School compares
Harrogate Grammar School ranked 4th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56.6 | 7.9% | 10.4% | 2,081 | — |
| Rossett School | 44.1 | 10.5% | 23.4% | 785 | 0.5 miles |
| St Aidan's Church of England High School | 56.4 | 6.9% | 6.6% | 1,966 | 0.9 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic Academy | 55.1 | 8% | 10.1% | 1,250 | 1.2 miles |
| Harrogate High School | 39.1 | 11.2% | 32.4% | 579 | 1.5 miles |
| King James's School | 46.1 | 8.9% | 18% | 1,554 | 3.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.42%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.86%
- Persistent absence
- 18.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rossett School0.5 miles
Secondary · Harrogate
-
St Aidan's Church of England High School0.9 miles
Secondary · Harrogate
-
St John Fisher Catholic Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Harrogate
-
Harrogate High School1.5 miles
Secondary · Harrogate
-
King James's School3.8 miles
Secondary · Knaresborough
Other schools in Harrogate
Harrogate Grammar School ranks 1st of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Harrogate.
- Harrogate High School Secondary
- Nidderdale High School Secondary
- Rossett School Secondary
- St Aidan's Church of England High School Secondary
- St John Fisher Catholic Academy Secondary
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Harrogate Grammar School teach?
- Harrogate Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Harrogate.
- Who is the headteacher of Harrogate Grammar School?
- The headteacher of Harrogate Grammar School is Mr Neil Renton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Harrogate Grammar School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harrogate Grammar School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Harrogate Grammar School?
- Harrogate Grammar School has 2,081 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Harrogate Grammar School full?
- Harrogate Grammar School has capacity for 2,100 pupils and 2,081 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Harrogate Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Harrogate Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Harrogate Grammar School a selective school?
- No. Harrogate Grammar School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Harrogate Grammar School?
- Harrogate Grammar School is part of RED KITE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Harrogate Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 57 in 2022/23 and 56.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Harrogate Grammar School rank locally?
- Harrogate Grammar School ranked 4th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Harrogate Grammar School's absence rate?
- Harrogate Grammar School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harrogate Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harrogate Grammar School'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 1 July 2026.