Strive for Education
Strive for Education is an independent special school in Harrogate for boys and girls aged 14 to 19. It has 49 pupils and room for 66.
21 North Park Road, Harrogate, HG1 5PD01423 649070striveforeducation.co.ukMr Andrew Brown headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
10 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 10 | 8 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 47.1 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 48% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 68% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.17 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | 0% | 37% | 41% |
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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 49 | 23 | 12 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Academy | 360 m | 243 | Good 2024 | 74 | Compare |
| Harrogate Language Academy | Miscellaneous | 770 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Aidan's Church of England High School | Academy | 840 m | 1,966 | Good 2022 | 86 | Compare |
| Western Primary School | Academy | 920 m | 478 | Outstanding 2024 | 87 | Compare |
| Harrogate, Grove Road Community Primary School | Council | 970 m | 273 | Good 2023 | 14 | Compare |
| Springwell Harrogate | Academy alternative provision converter | 0.6 miles | 23 | Report card 2026 | – | Compare |
| Duchy College | Independent | 0.7 miles | 436 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Harrogate High School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 579 | Report card 2026 | 15 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Strive for Education a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Strive for Education yet.
How good are Strive for Education's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 0.5, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does Strive for Education have?
49 pupils aged 14 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 66 places, so it is 74% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 21 North Park Road, Harrogate, HG1 5PD
- Telephone
- 01423 649070
- Website
- www.striveforeducation.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Brown
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 14-19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward
- Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate
- Constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 20 February 2023 (new provision)
- URN
- 149401 · LAESTAB 8156055 · UKPRN 10089633
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
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.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 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.