Academy converter · North Yorkshire

Rossett School

11–18Ages
785Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136896URN

Green Lane, Harrogate, HG2 9JP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.8per place

1.9 above North Yorkshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in North YorkshireSelective

560 applications for 148 places · 1st of 39 in North Yorkshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

47.2of 90

North Yorkshire 47.4 England 46.0

22nd of 41 in North Yorkshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.8applications per place, Year 7

1.9 above North Yorkshire median (1.9) 1.5 above England median (2.2)

560 applications · 148 places offered · 77 named it first

2026 3.8; North Yorkshire median median 1.9
2025 3.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.9
2024 4.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.9
2023 3.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.8
2022 3.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
2021 2.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2020 2.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2019 3.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
2018 3.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2017 3.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
2016 2.8; North Yorkshire median median 1.3
2015 2.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.3
2014 2.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.6

More applications per place than the North Yorkshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
North Yorkshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	148	560	3.8	77	0.52
Sep 2025	126	493	3.9	75	0.60
Sep 2024	121	550	4.6	82	0.68
Sep 2023	155	537	3.5	82	0.53
Sep 2022	143	463	3.2	78	0.55
Sep 2021	253	565	2.2	99	0.39
Sep 2020	187	549	2.9	98	0.52
Sep 2019	233	719	3.1	162	0.70
Sep 2018	235	709	3.0	156	0.66
Sep 2017	233	767	3.3	178	0.76
Sep 2016	275	773	2.8	193	0.70
Sep 2015	292	768	2.6	252	0.86
Sep 2014	292	748	2.6	216	0.74

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

206 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)47.222nd of 41 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 47.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths48%21st of 41 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 48% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths71%

North Yorkshire 71% England 66%

This school
North Yorkshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.03

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	206	47.2	48%	71%	–
2024/25	158	44.1	37%	62%	–
2023/24	227	47.3	49%	68%	+0.03
2022/23	177	45.8	42%	67%	−0.26

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Rossett SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.8applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
Harrogate Grammar School
0.9 km · North Yorkshire

2026

3.2applications per place 56.0Attainment 8
St Aidan's Church of England High School
2.2 km · North Yorkshire

2026

3.8applications per place 59.4Attainment 8
St John Fisher Catholic Academy
2.4 km · North Yorkshire

Good2022

3.2applications per place 52.6Attainment 8
Harrogate High School
3.3 km · North Yorkshire

2026

2.6applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
King James's School
6.8 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
11.7 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.8applications per place 52.3Attainment 8
Wetherby High School
12.4 km · Leeds

Remains Good2024

3.0applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
Leeds Jewish Free School
13.6 km · Leeds

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

4.5applications per place 50.6Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136896 · 815/4217
Trust: Red Kite Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,418 pupils · 785 on roll
Free school meals: 24.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2011
Replaced: Rossett School (URN 121696)
Address: Green Lane, Harrogate, HG2 9JP
Local authority: North Yorkshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources