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About the school
Harrogate Ladies' College is an independent day and boarding school for pupils aged from two to eighteen years. Originally founded in 1893, it has occupied its present site in Harrogate since 1904. The school is a registered charity comprising a family of three schools on the same campus: Bankfield which opened in 1995 and includes most of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), for boys and girls aged between two and four; Highfield, the prep school for boys and girls aged four to eleven which includes the Reception class; and the senior school for girls aged eleven to eighteen. The school has four boarding houses. Three are mixed age housesfor girls aged eleven to seventeen, and the fourth is a dedicated house for girls in Year 13.

All three parts of the school and boarding houses are overseen by the same governing body and led by the principal. Since the previous inspection the senior management of the school has changed, including the appointment of a new head at Highfield and a new EYFS leader at Bankfield.

What the school seeks to do
The school's aim is to develop a deep passion for learning and a love of life. lt also seeks to provide pupils with the freedom and confidence to be who they are, embrace new challenges, discover talents, respect themselves and others, and to understand the wider world. The school's values are trust, compassion and hard work.

About the pupils
Most pupils are White British from North Yorkshire. About one-third of the senior school come from overseas, representing twenty-four different nationalities. Information provided by the school alongside nationally standardised test data indicate that the ability of the pupils in the EYFS, preparatory school and senior school is above the national average, and that of those in the sixth form is in line with the national average. The school has identified sixty-three pupils as having special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). One has an education, health and care plan. Some of these pupils require support with dyslexia and significant difficulties with speech, language and literacy. A total of ninety-eight pupils have English as an additional language (EAL) of whom fifty-four require and receive support, mostly in the senior school andsixth form.