Harrogate High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Apr 26 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Unique reference
- 138190
- Address
- Ainsty Road, HG1 4AP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 720 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.0%
- Girls
- 51.0%
- First language not English
- 7.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.2%
- Persistent absence
- 36.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.4%
White British 83.5%
Other White 6.5%
Mixed 3.8%
African 1.9%
Unclassified 1.8%
Other Asian 1.1%
Indian 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.67
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 28%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 24%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.5
Local authority average 46.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.78
Local authority average 4.15
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 45 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 41 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 33 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 34 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 39 |
| English Language | GCSE | 135 |
Admissions
Harrogate High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 129
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 107
- 2nd preference
- 39
- 3rd preference
- 49
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 107
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 140 67 73 |
| Year 8 | 146 75 71 |
| Year 9 | 148 68 80 |
| Year 10 | 148 75 73 |
| Year 11 | 138 68 70 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 83.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 54.0% 33.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 24.0% 37.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 12.0% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 5.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.3% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 4.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.9% 1.2% |