Harrogate Grammar School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Arthurs Avenue
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG2 0DZ
Phone 01423531127
Reference Number 136497

General Makeup

Number of pupils 2097
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.74%
Girls: 49.26%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 10.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 158 132 290
8 147 143 290
9 160 130 290
10 149 142 291
11 145 143 288
12 153 165 318
13 152 178 330

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 85.2%
White, Other 3.7%
Chinese 1.8%
Mixed, Other 1.8%
White & Asian 1.5%
Indian 1.4%
African 1%
Asian, Other 0.7%
Unclassified 0.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.4%
Irish 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Sixth Form Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2022-05-09
Date Description Report
2022-03-09 School inspection: School inspection:
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
2011-07-05 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
Previously as Harrogate Grammar School
2011-01-07 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2008-03-04 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2007-10-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-03-05 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2004-11-08 Full inspection Full inspection
2011-01-07 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2008-03-04 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2007-10-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-03-05 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2004-11-08 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
56.1 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 61.5% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 80.6% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 35.85 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 36.98 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B- C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) B- B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 16.3% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 281 2
Third Preference 166 0
From another Local Authority 51 1

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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