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Nidderdale High School

Harrogate, HG3 5HL · North Yorkshire · secondary school

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Ofsted report card · 2026 Lowest area: Needs attention Mixed Secondary
2.2/10 Below average

34th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to the 921 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 1.2/10 among them, against 2.8/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Ofsted 12 35% 0.43
Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 30.6 · 18 30% 0.55
Progress 8 2023/24 -0.15 · 38 25% 0.96
Attainment 8 2024/25 41.8 · 29 10% 0.29

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 30.6% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 41.8, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.15 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did slightly worse than peers nationally who started from the same place. Ofsted rated the school Good in April 2026. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 1.2 out of 10 among them, against 2.8 out of 10 nationally.

Getting in. The school has 395 pupils in a capacity of 425, leaving 30 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils to close the gap between their current attainment and the national median? What specific steps are taken to improve Progress 8 scores for students starting from similar backgrounds? How does the recent inspection report guide current teaching strategies?

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