UK Schools
Nidderdale High School
Nidderdale High School is a mixed secondary academy in Harrogate, North Yorkshire Council, teaching 404 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted graded achievement as Needs attention at its most recent inspection in April 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 41.8 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 8 holidays and 5 INSET days.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Nidderdale High School.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Nidderdale High School.
- 1 Staff training day (no students in school)
- 2 Year 7 students return to school
- 3 All students return to school
- 24 Staff training day
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term
- 19 School closes 12:30 pm for Christmas break
- 5 Staff training day
- 6 All students return to school
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 27 School closes 3:15 pm for Easter break
- 13 School reopens after Easter
- 4 School closed – Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Half term and Spring Bank Holiday
- 3 Staff training day – Red Kite Day 8
- 17 School closes 12:30 pm for Summer break
- 20 Staff training day (disaggregated through twilight training)
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Staff training day (no students in school) 1 Sep 2025 Inset Day
- Year 7 students return to school 2 Sep 2025 Event
- All students return to school 3 Sep 2025 Event
- Staff training day 24 Oct 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Half Term 27 Oct – 31 Oct 2025 Holiday
- School closes 12:30 pm for Christmas break 19 Dec 2025 Holiday
- Staff training day 5 Jan 2026 Inset Day
- All students return to school 6 Jan 2026 Event
- Spring Half Term 16 – 20 Feb 2026 Holiday
- School closes 3:15 pm for Easter break 27 Mar 2026 Holiday
- School reopens after Easter 13 Apr 2026 Holiday
- School closed – Early May Bank Holiday 4 May 2026 Holiday
- Half term and Spring Bank Holiday 25 May – 29 May 2026 Holiday
- Staff training day – Red Kite Day 8 3 Jul 2026 Inset Day
- School closes 12:30 pm for Summer break 17 Jul 2026 Holiday
- Staff training day (disaggregated through twilight training) 20 Jul 2026 Inset Day
- A two-week break between the Autumn and Spring terms Christmas Holiday Holiday
- A two-week break between the Spring and Summer terms Easter Holiday Holiday
- A six-week break from late July to early September Summer Holiday Holiday
- 1 January 2026 New Year's Day Event
- 3 April 2026 Good Friday Event
- 6 April 2026 Easter Monday Event
- 4 May 2026 Early May Bank Holiday Event
- 25 May 2026 Spring Bank Holiday Event
- 31 August 2026 Summer Bank Holiday Event
- 25 December 2025 Christmas Day Event
- 26 December 2025 Boxing Day Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Nidderdale High School with North Yorkshire Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 41.8 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school North Yorkshire Council England
Attendance 26.3% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school North Yorkshire Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 85% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school North Yorkshire Council England
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 Nidderdale High 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 Nidderdale High 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.