St Aidan's Church of England High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.348 miles
Published by North Yorkshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Aidan's Church of England High School is a secondary school in Harrogate, North Yorkshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 May 2022. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2011 to 2026 entry.
St Aidan's Church of England High School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.348 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 6 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last Year 7 place offered in 2026 went to a child 1.348 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 16 North Yorkshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
- In 3 of the 4 years with a published Year 7 outcome, every applicant was offered a place.
- Year 7 2026 drew 339 first-choice applications for 248 offers; 235 offers went to first-choice families, and 104 first-choice families (31%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 68% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and progress from GCSE to A level was above average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Yorkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Oatlands Drive, Harrogate, HG2 8JR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,966 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 19 May 2022
Strengths
- “At St Aidan's, staff support pupils from Year 7 to Year 13 closely to 'live life in all its fullness'.”
- “Friendly greetings by staff, good humour and kindness all form part of the warm welcome pupils receive at the start of the day.”
- “Staff check how pupils are feeling and high-quality pastoral care is a distinctive feature of the school.”
To improve
- “There are some minor inconsistencies in the ways teachers check pupils' understanding and review what pupils remember and can do over time.”
- “Leaders recognise the need to ensure there is greater consistency in the support these pupils receive in lessons.”
- “Leaders recognise the need to ensure their strategy is implemented consistently, including through further staff training and routine support for disadvantaged pupils in lessons.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 68% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 56.4 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 339 first-preference applications, 248 offers in total, 235 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Yorkshire.
- St John Fisher Catholic Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Harrogate High School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Harrogate Grammar School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Rossett School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- King James's School 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Boroughbridge High School 8.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Outwood Academy Ripon 10.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Ripon Grammar School 10.5 mi Good Last distance published