Springwell Harrogate
59 Grove Road, Harrogate, HG1 5EP
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST
- Head of Academy
- Mr Scott Jacques
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Wellspring Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 30
- Pupils on roll
- 23
- URN
- 140077
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01423456001
About this school
Springwell Harrogate is a special academy in Harrogate. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 23 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
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- Leadership and governance
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- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Springwell Harrogate has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | 19 |
| 2024/25 | 18 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report9 June 2026
- 26 April 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 61.11%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Strive for Education0.6 miles
Special schools · Harrogate
-
Harrogate Language Academy0.8 miles
Other types · Harrogate
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Duchy College0.8 miles
Independent schools · Harrogate
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Henshaws College1.2 miles
Other types · Harrogate
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Brackenfield School1.5 miles
Independent schools · Harrogate
Other schools in Harrogate
- Forest Moor School Academies
- Henshaws College Other types
- Springwater Academy Academies
- Strive for Education Special 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Springwell Harrogate teach?
- Springwell Harrogate teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Harrogate.
- Who is the head of academy of Springwell Harrogate?
- The head of academy of Springwell Harrogate is Mr Scott Jacques, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Springwell Harrogate last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Springwell Harrogate, 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 Springwell Harrogate?
- Springwell Harrogate has 23 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Springwell Harrogate full?
- Springwell Harrogate has capacity for 30 pupils and 23 on roll (77%), 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 Springwell Harrogate a faith school?
- No. Springwell Harrogate has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Springwell Harrogate?
- Springwell Harrogate is part of WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Springwell Harrogate publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Springwell Harrogate. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 13 August 2026.