Henshaws College
Henshaws College is a special post 16 institution in Harrogate for boys and girls aged 16 to 25.
Bogs Lane, Harrogate, HG1 4ED01423 886451henshaws.org.uk/specialist-collegeDirectors Paul Donkersloot principalAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to North Yorkshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with moderate learning difficulties.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in North Yorkshire with moderate learning difficulties provision.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starbeck Primary Academy | Academy | 730 m | 234 | Good 2024 | 13 | Compare |
| Springwater Academy | Academy | 830 m | 145 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| St Robert's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 270 | Good 2023 | 82 | Compare |
| Harrogate High School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 579 | Report card 2026 | 15 | Compare |
| Willow Tree Community Primary School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 423 | No overall grade 2024 | 45 | Compare |
| Hookstone Chase Primary School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 289 | Not inspected | 23 | Compare |
| Richard Taylor Church of England Primary School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 278 | Good 2022 | 58 | Compare |
| Springwell Harrogate | Academy alternative provision converter | 1.2 miles | 23 | Report card 2026 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Henshaws College a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Henshaws College yet.
How many pupils does Henshaws College have?
The number of pupils is not published.
Does Henshaws College have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for moderate learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Bogs Lane, Harrogate, HG1 4ED
- Telephone
- 01423 886451
- Website
- www.henshaws.org.uk/specialist-college
- Principal
- Directors Paul Donkersloot
- Type of school
- Special post 16 institution (Special post 16 institution, other types)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 16-25
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward
- Fairfax & Starbeck
- Constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 121777 · LAESTAB 8158223 · UKPRN 10012814
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.