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St Aidan’s CofE High School

Comprehensive

National rank

317

273

Rank last year

55^%

A-level

34^%

GCSE

Need to know

Head teacher Sian Dover

Attendance 93.9%

Gender of entry Mixed

Send pupils* 28.8% *Special educational needs and disabilities

Total pupils 2,026

Pupils on free school meals 6.6%

Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE

Our methodology

Results

Grade

A*/A

A*-B

Grade

9/8/7

What the school inspection says

“Pupils are rightly proud of this welcoming and friendly school. They are well supported by caring staff. This is a close-knit community built on warm relationships. The school’s Christian ethos threads through all aspects of the school’s work. This is a happy school with a positive and nurturing environment where pupils flourish ... Pupils benefit from a diverse and wide range of extracurricular activities. Trips, exchanges and community activities enable pupils to broaden their horizons. Students in the sixth form are valued role models for younger pupils ... They speak eloquently of how the school has helped to prepare them for their next steps.”

Inspection

2022

In detail *

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*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

About the school

The CofE academy opened in 1968 with about 600 pupils. Today it has a student body of 2,000.
Pupils study nine or ten subjects at GCSE and must take religious studies and three sciences. Options include art photography, business, dance, media studies, psychology and textiles.
Academic studies and extracurriculars are supported by school trips such as PGL residentials, visits to London and Cern in Switzerland, and annual skiing and canoeing trips.
The school operates a large associated sixth form with St John Fisher school. Students study a variety of A-level courses and applied courses at both campuses.
All pupils take screening tests at the start of year 7 to identify those who may need extra learning support.
St Aidan’s is the regional Lead School for Music, part of a government initiative to encourage more musical education in schools. Its many musical ensembles include a swing band, orchestra and chamber choir.

admissions@staidans.co.uk

Telephone

01423 885 814

Website

staidans.co.uk

Address

Oatlands Drive, Harrogate, HG2 8JR

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