Springwater Academy
Special / other · Harrogate · HG2 7LW
Data updated
Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system
This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.
Inspected 14 June 2022
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
145 pupils · 94% of 155 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Age range
- 2–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 41.6% of pupils (January 2026)
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 151754
In figures
Ofsted last graded it Good on 14 June 2022, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 9.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Special educational needs
Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.
- Other Difficulty/Disability
- Speech, Language and Communication Needs
- Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Multi-Sensory Impairment
- Physical Disability
- Severe Learning Difficulty
- Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 79% (North Yorkshire 87%, England 66%) · Any other White background 5% (North Yorkshire 4%, England 4%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (North Yorkshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (North Yorkshire 1%, England 3%) · Black African 2% (North Yorkshire 1%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 1% (North Yorkshire 1%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 1% (North Yorkshire 0%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (North Yorkshire 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (North Yorkshire 1%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 1% (North Yorkshire 0%, England 0%) · Any other Black background 1% (North Yorkshire 0%, England 1%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £57,832; 33.3% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%
Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 7/10less deprived than most of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 7/10less deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 36.2% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 17% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 38% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 11.5% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 48.2% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 70.3% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 10.8% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 18.9% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 15.9% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 10.1% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 20.6% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 20.2% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01027726 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £260,000333 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £202,500–£308,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 1an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 12an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 1an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted
Nearby schools
- Starbeck Primary Academy
- Hookstone Chase Primary School
- Willow Tree Community Primary School
- Harrogate High School
- St Robert's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
- St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
- King James's School
- Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School