Nidderdale High School

Low Wath Road, Pateley Bridge, Harrogate, HG3 5HL

Local ranking29th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire

Ofsted: Expected

Secondary

Phase

425

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Nidderdale High School (URN 121700) since 1 September 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 28 April 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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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

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 41.8 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 30.6% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 52.8% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc: 29.2% nat40.5%
EBacc APS: 3.6 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 72

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 85.0%
Continued in education: 71.0%
Apprenticeships: 8.0%
Employment: 5.0%
Not sustained: 12.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 395
Boys: 217 (55%)
Girls: 178 (45%)
Capacity: 425 (93% full)
SEND: 28.9%
FSM Eligible: 21.0%
EAL: 0.5%
SEN with EHC Plan: 8.1%
SEN Support: 20.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 14.2:1
Teachers (FTE): 28.0
Budget per Pupil: £9,003/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 9.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 26.3% 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

2024-25

White British: 96.1%
White Other: 1.8%
Mixed White & Asian: 0.8%
Mixed Other: 0.8%
Mixed White & Black African: 0.3%
Asian Other: 0.3%

96.1%

White British

1.8%

White Other

0.8%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01423711246

admin@nidderdale.mlt.co.uk

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Low Wath Road

Harrogate, Yorkshire and the Humber

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Administrative

URN: 149987
UKPRN: 10092957
Establishment No.: 4223
Trust: MOORLANDS LEARNING TRUST

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