Harrogate, Grove Road Community Primary School
Community primary school in Harrogate (North Yorkshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Grove Road is a well-established school with a long and lively history. This helps to make it so integral to the local community. But even more important is its commitment to its people everybody involved in our school has a part to play in making it such a wonderful place to be.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Dance
- Eco Club
- Football
Key facts
- URN
- 121395
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alan Tucker | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sue McGrogan | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Gill Soper | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Simon Hilton | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Richard Walker | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mr Will Duxbury | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Belinda Goode | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr James Newall | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Lucy Merrett | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Jack Fullerton Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Alex Tomlin Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Amy Howard Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2016 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record