St Aidan's Church of England High SchoolHarrogate High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Harrogate.
Summary of the comparison
St Aidan's Church of England High School and Harrogate High School are secondary schools in Harrogate.
St Aidan's Church of England High School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Harrogate High School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Aidan's Church of England High School is ahead on our composite score.
St Aidan's Church of England High School was judged the expected standard and Harrogate High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 59.4 for St Aidan's Church of England High School and 39.5 for Harrogate High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Aidan's Church of England High School (61.8 in 2021-22, 59.4 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Harrogate High School (39.6 in 2021-22, 39.5 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HarrogateSt Aidan's Church of England High School | HarrogateHarrogate High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B73/100Stronger figure | D47/100 | |
| Local ranking | 6th of 41 in North Yorkshire Stronger figure | 33rd of 41 in North Yorkshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,966 | 579 | |
| Capacity | 1,903 | 750 | |
| Location | Harrogate, HG2 8JR | Harrogate, HG1 4AP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 59.4 Stronger figure | 39.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 73.9% Stronger figure | 35.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 87.7% Stronger figure | 53.0% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 253 | 134 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 459 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 36.3 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 36.9 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 20.9% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 2,026 | 672 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 6.6% | 32.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.0% | 7.6% | |
| SEN support | 8.1% | 19.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.1% | 3.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.9% Stronger figure | 11.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 17.8% Stronger figure | 31.1% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
St Aidan's Church of England High School
Harrogate High School
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