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Harrogate Grammar School (HGS) is an Outstanding Teaching School in the heart of Harrogate, committed to improving teaching and learning in partnership with other leading schools. HGS became an Academy Trust and a Teaching school in 2011. Being an Academy Trust allows for greater independence in being able to realise our aim of providing excellence for all, and being a Teaching School ensures our focus is upon excellence in teaching and learning by providing first class training for both our staff, and staff from other institutions.

St. Aidan’s Church of England High School is a large and flourishing mixed comprehensive school of 1900 pupils managed jointly between North Yorkshire County Council and the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds. It situated in a residential area adjacent to the ‘Stray’, an historic area of parkland surrounding the town of Harrogate in North Yorkshire. Established 37 years ago, for the last 34 years it has enjoyed an increasingly successful sixth form association with St. John Fisher Roman Catholic High School and has become the largest school based 6th form in the country. St. Aidan’s was designated as a Beacon School in 1998 and achieved Specialist School Status in Science in 2003 and Languages in 2007. In addition, due to extensive and active working links with schools in Sri Lanka, France, Spain, Germany, Canada and Australia the school attained International School recognition. In addition, in 2009, St Aidan's was judged to have the 'Best School Dinners' at the national T.E.S. Awards. 4 separate dining areas include a purpose built restaurant, deli bar and 6th form cafe which together serve the 93% of pupils with high quality, nutritious meals using locally sourced ingredients.

Welcome to Ripon Grammar School, one of the UK's leading grammar schools and the ‘Top state school in the North’ (The Sunday Times). Unusually for a state school, we offer boarding for boys and girls aged 11-18 years, alongside an exceptional free education. As a result, our boarding costs only around a third of private school fees. As a co-educational state boarding and day school, Ripon Grammar School is one of a small, select group of schools.