Harrogate Grammar School
About the school
Harrogate Grammar School is an open secondary school in North Yorkshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 14 April 2026
- Published
- 8 July 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 56.6
- North Yorkshire
- 46.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- North Yorkshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 67.50%
- North Yorkshire
- 47.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 85.10%
- North Yorkshire
- 67.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 68.50%
- North Yorkshire
- 37.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 5.24
- North Yorkshire
- 4.12
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 37.91
AAB or better
- School
- 24.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
2070
Girls
49.03%
Boys
50.97%
SEN support
16.57%
Education, health and care plan
2.42%
English as an additional language
5.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
10.42%
Overall absence
7.86
Persistent absence
18.98
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
284
Sustained education or employment
97%
Education
94%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
1%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
342
Sustained education or employment
90%
Higher education
56%
Further education
4%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
27%