UK Schools
Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate Grammar School is a mixed secondary academy in Harrogate, North Yorkshire Council, teaching 2,081 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its last graded inspection in March 2022. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 56.6 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Harrogate Grammar School.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Harrogate Grammar School.
- 1 Staff Development Day
- 2 Staff Development Day
- 3 Start of Autumn Term
- 24 Staff Development Day
- 24–31 Autumn Half Term
- 1–2 Autumn Half Term
- 21 Staff Development Day
- 20–31 Christmas Holidays
- 20–31 Christmas Holiday (Two-week break between Autumn and Spring terms)
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–4 Christmas Holidays
- 1–4 Christmas Holiday (Two-week break between Autumn and Spring terms)
- 1 New Year’s Day
- 5 Start of Spring Term
- 14–22 Spring Half Term
- 28–31 Easter Holidays
- 28–31 Easter Holiday (Two-week break between Spring and Summer terms)
- 1–12 Easter Holidays
- 1–12 Easter Holiday (Two-week break between Spring and Summer terms)
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13 Start of Summer Term
- 4 May Day Bank Holiday
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 23–31 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 3 Staff Development Day
- 17 End of Term
- 18 Summer Holiday (Six-week break)
- 20 Staff Development Day
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Staff Development Day 01 Sep 2025 Inset Day
- Staff Development Day 02 Sep 2025 Inset Day
- Start of Autumn Term 03 Sep 2025 Term
- Staff Development Day 24 Oct 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Half Term 24 Oct - 02 Nov 2025 Holiday
- Staff Development Day 21 Nov 2025 Inset Day
- Christmas Holidays 20 Dec 2025 - 04 Jan 2026 Holiday
- Start of Spring Term 05 Jan 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term 14 Feb - 22 Feb 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holidays 28 Mar - 12 Apr 2026 Holiday
- Start of Summer Term 13 Apr 2026 Term
- May Day Bank Holiday 04 May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term 23 May - 31 May 2026 Holiday
- Staff Development Day 03 Jul 2026 Inset Day
- End of Term 17 Jul 2026 Term
- Staff Development Day 20 Jul 2026 Inset Day
- Christmas Holiday (Two-week break between Autumn and Spring terms) 20 Dec 2025 - 04 Jan 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday (Two-week break between Spring and Summer terms) 28 Mar - 12 Apr 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday (Six-week break) 18 Jul - Early Sep 2026 Holiday
- New Year’s Day 01 Jan 2026 Event
- Good Friday 03 Apr 2026 Event
- Easter Monday 06 Apr 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday 04 May 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday 25 May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday 31 Aug 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day 25 Dec 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day 26 Dec 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Harrogate Grammar School with North Yorkshire Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 56.6 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 37.91 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 19% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 97% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 90% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Harrogate Grammar School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Harrogate Grammar School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.