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Apr 2022
Harrogate Grammar School rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted
Harrogate Grammar School has been rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted.
The Harrogate district's largest school announced last night it had retained its outstanding verdict in its first full assessment for 15 years.
Ofsted has yet to publish the report but the school said in a statement that government inspectors had judged the school to be outstanding overall and in all five areas assessed: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management and sixth form provision.
Inspectors described the school as "an extremely rewarding place to learn" with "an exceptional curriculum". They added:
Ofsted described the sixth form curriculum as "exceptional", offering students "an extensive range of subjects". It added:
Neil Renton
Headteacher Neil Renton praised students, parents, staff, governors and colleagues at Red Kite Learning Trust, which the school is a member of, for the outcome. He added:
Six inspectors visited Harrogate Grammar over two days last month.
Tougher regime
Ofsted's assessment regime has become tougher since inspections resumed after covid in September 2021. Only 50% per cent of schools have maintained their outstanding judgement since then.
In January, Harrogate's St Aidan's Church of England High School, which was previously rated 'outstanding', was assessed as 'inadequate'.
Christopher Russell, Ofsted's national director of education, said:
Paul Cotton, chair of governors at Harrogate Grammar, said,
Richard Sheriff, chief executive of Red Kite Learning Trust, said:
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