Harrogate High School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Harrogate, Yorkshire and the Humber HG1 4AP · North Yorkshire
#278 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#3091 of 4,090 nationally
About Harrogate High School
Harrogate High School is a academy secondary located in Harrogate, in the North Yorkshire local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 579 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 27.4 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 278th of 366 ranked secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (32th percentile), and its weakest is attainment 8 (25th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 579; capacity filled 77.2%; grade 4+ english & maths 52.8%; ebacc average points 3.26.
There are 46 schools in Harrogate; Harrogate High School ranks 36th of 44 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)39.1
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)31.3%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)35.4%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Harrogate High School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 579
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 35.4%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 77.2%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 39.1
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 31.3%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 52.8%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.26
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Harrogate High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
St Robert's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Harrogate · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
270 students · 281 m away
Harrogate, Grove Road Community Primary School
Harrogate · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
273 students · 917 m away
Willow Tree Community Primary School
Harrogate · Academy primary · Ages 0–11
423 students · 1.2 km away
St Aidan's Church of England High School
Harrogate · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,966 students · 1.4 km away
Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School
Harrogate · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
308 students · 1.4 km away
Richard Taylor Church of England Primary School
Harrogate · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
278 students · 1.4 km away
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Harrogate · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
243 students · 1.6 km away
Coppice Valley Primary School
Harrogate · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
206 students · 1.6 km away
Starbeck Primary Academy
Harrogate · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
234 students · 1.6 km away
St John Fisher Catholic Academy
Harrogate · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,250 students · 1.7 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Oasis Academy Immingham
Immingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
568 students
Scissett Middle School
Huddersfield · Academy secondary · Ages 10–13
592 students
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford
Bradford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
598 students
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
556 students
Outwood Academy Ripon
Ripon · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
609 students
Newland School for Girls
Hull · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
610 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Harrogate High School a good school?
Harrogate High School has a Success Index (England) of 27.4 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #278 of 366 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Harrogate High School rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Harrogate High School ranks #278 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #3091 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Harrogate High School?
Harrogate High School had 579 students in 2025.
Is Harrogate High School a primary school or a secondary school?
Harrogate High School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Harrogate High School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Harrogate High School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.