Strive for Education
21 North Park Road, Harrogate, HG1 5PD
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Brown
- Constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 66
- Pupils on roll
- 49
- URN
- 149401
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01423649070
About this school
Strive for Education is an independent special school in Harrogate. It teaches children aged 14 to 19 and has 49 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Strive for Education 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
Strive for Education has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in February 2023, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 8 | 10 |
| Attainment 8 score | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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 Strive for Education 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 | — | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 0.5 | 41.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 0.5 | 40.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 12 |
| 2024/25 | 23 |
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
- 48
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harrogate Language Academy0.5 miles
Other types · Harrogate
-
Springwell Harrogate0.6 miles
Academies · Harrogate
-
Harrogate Ladies' College0.7 miles
Independent schools · Harrogate
-
Brackenfield School1.3 miles
Independent schools · Harrogate
-
Ashville College1.4 miles
Independent schools · Harrogate
Other schools in Harrogate
- Forest Moor School Academies
- Henshaws College Other types
- Springwater Academy Academies
- Springwell Harrogate Academies
- 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 ages does Strive for Education teach?
- Strive for Education teaches children aged 14 to 19. It is a special school in Harrogate.
- Who is the headteacher of Strive for Education?
- The headteacher of Strive for Education is Mr Andrew Brown, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Strive for Education been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Strive for Education 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 Strive for Education?
- Strive for Education has 49 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- Is Strive for Education full?
- Strive for Education has capacity for 66 pupils and 49 on roll (74%), 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 Strive for Education a faith school?
- No. Strive for Education has no designated religious character.
- How have Strive for Education's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 0.5 in 2023/24 and 0.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Strive for Education's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Strive for Education'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.