Best Secondary Schools in Harrogate
We checked all 8 secondary schools in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, and list every one: 6 ranked, then 2 without a rank.
- Schools checked
- 8
- Ranked
- 6
- Without a rank
- 2
Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Harrogate. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.
Harrogate also has 38 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in North Yorkshire. North Yorkshire also has rankings for Scarborough and all of North Yorkshire.
Ranked secondary schools in Harrogate
Rank 1
Harrogate Grammar School
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard- Attainment 8
- 56.6
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 67.5%
Rank 2
St Aidan's Church of England High School
Ofsted: Good- Attainment 8
- 56.4
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 67.6%
Rank 3
St John Fisher Catholic Academy
Ofsted: Good- Attainment 8
- 55.1
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 62.4%
Rank 4
Rossett School
Ofsted judgements: Good- Attainment 8
- 44.1
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 37.3%
Rank 5
Nidderdale High School
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard- Attainment 8
- 41.8
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 30.6%
Rank 6
Harrogate High School
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard- Attainment 8
- 39.1
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 31.3%
Secondary schools in Harrogate without a rank
Ashville College
No Ofsted inspection- Attainment 8
- 49.6
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 48.8%
Duchy College
No Ofsted inspection- Attainment 8
- 28.6
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 0%