62%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
37%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
44.1
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
31%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
623.6
EBacc APS · 2024/25
795
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted inspection · 22/11/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorth Yorkshire
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.6:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Rossett School · Secondary with sixth form · North Yorkshire
Part ofRED KITE LEARNING TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
62%
-6pp
74%68%62%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
37%
-11pp
58%48%37%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 37%
Attainment 8
44.1
-3.2
51.047.544.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44.1
EBacc entry
31%
-12pp
73%52%31%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 31%
EBacc APS
623.6
-356.9
1269.0946.3623.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 623.6
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
23.8
-6.3
36.430.123.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 23.8
A-level value added
-0.74
-0.8
0.0-0.3-0.7
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.7
Average A-level grade
D+
-1
B-CD
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · D+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
795
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
27%
Contact
Address
Green Lane, Harrogate, HG2 9JP
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 62% | 37% | 44.1 | Not applicable | 31% | 623.6 | 33% | 795 |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 48% | 47.3 | +0.03 | 43% | 980.5 | 45% | 904 |
| 2022/23 | 67% | 42% | 45.8 | -0.26 | 47% | 729.3 | 48% | 1,072 |
| 2021/22 | 74% | 58% | 51.0 | -0.10 | 45% | 1057.7 | 49% | 1,205 |
| 2018/19 | 73% | 48% | 50.8 | +0.07 | 73% | 1269.0 | 77% | 1,449 |
| 2017/18 | 70% | 46% | 49.0 | -0.13 | 76% | 1192.2 | 80% | 1,506 |
| 2016/17 | 69% | 49% | 49.7 | +0.15 | 73% | — | 76% | 1,526 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 23.8 | D+ | -0.74 | Suppressed | 13 |
| 2023/24 | 30.1 | C | +0.04 | 15% | 80 |
| 2022/23 | 30.0 | C | — | 7% | 105 |
| 2021/22 | 36.4 | B- | — | 16% | 112 |
| 2018/19 | 30.6 | C | -0.02 | 17% | 121 |
| 2017/18 | 30.1 | C | -0.05 | 12% | 116 |
| 2016/17 | 29.7 | C | -0.15 | 13% | 111 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 795 | 15.3 | 18% | 12% | 23% | 10% | 27% |
| 2023/24 | 904 | 15.2 | 14% | 9% | 24% | 11% | 28% |
| 2022/23 | 1,072 | 16.8 | 10% | 9% | 21% | 10% | 27% |
| 2021/22 | 1,205 | 15.1 | 8% | 7% | 19% | 10% | 30% |
| 2020/21 | 1,284 | 14.6 | 8% | 6% | 15% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,449 | 15.0 | 4% | 6% | 14% | 5% | 12% |
| 2017/18 | 1,506 | 14.8 | 2% | 5% | 15% | 4% | 9% |
| 2016/17 | 1,526 | 14.4 | 3% | 5% | 15% | 4% | 8% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.