Springwell Harrogate
Academy alternative provision converter · Ages 11–16 · Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Springwell Harrogate is an alternative provision school in Harrogate, North Yorkshire for ages 11–16 (academy alternative provision converter).
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Key facts
- Address
- 59 Grove Road, Harrogate, HG1 5EP
- Type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 23 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 69.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 8.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 9 June 2026
Strengths
- “This school welcomes them with open arms.”
- “It is a calm environment where staff genuinely care and get to know pupils very well.”
- “Pupils are nurtured, feel safe and are valued as individuals.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not achieve as well as they could in writing.”
- “However, staff do not provide precise enough support to pupils who have barriers to writing or those in the early stages of learning to write.”
- “As a result, some pupils do not have suitable support when writing and some do not develop their writing skills as effectively as they could during their time at the school.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Straight-line distance, in North Yorkshire.
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