St Aidan's Church of England High School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
B73
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Harrogate, HG2 8JR
- Distance
- 1.4km away
Harrogate High School
Ainsty Road, Harrogate, HG1 4AP
Local ranking33rd of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
750
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 3 February 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 39.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 35.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 53.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 134
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 82.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 6.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 672
- Boys
- 275 (47%)
- Girls
- 304 (53%)
- Capacity
- 750 (77% full)
- SEND
- 23.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 32.4%
- EAL
- 7.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.9%
- SEN Support
- 19.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 39.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,341/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 31.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 85.6%
- White Other: 5.2%
- Black African: 2.3%
- Mixed Other: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.2%
- Asian Other: 1.2%
- Other: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.6%
85.6%
White British
5.2%
White Other
2.3%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Ainsty Road
Harrogate, Yorkshire and the Humber
Administrative
- URN
- 138190
- UKPRN
- 10037426
- Establishment No.
- 4219
- Trust
- NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST
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