Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School
Academy converter 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
You are here: Home / About Us / About Yorkshire Collaborative Academy Trust (YCAT) Yorkshire Collaborative Academy Trust (YCAT) is a multi-academy trust specialising in primary education. Authentic collaboration is central to our ethos.
Everyone in our Trust is part of a dynamic, self-improving learning community that nurtures, supports and challenges children and adults to become confident, life-long learners who achieve their full potential.
Our schools are encouraged to retain their unique characteristics and use their autonomy to further develop their values and ethos so they continue to maintain strong links with their local community.
We provide challenge and support to our schools by our strong partnerships with: HART Alliance / Red Kite Teaching School Hub/ Red Kite SCITT Teacher Training/ North Yorkshire Local Authority
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Chess
- Choir
- Computing
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Drama
- Football
- Music
- Sewing
- Forest School
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
- Teaching School HubRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 142198
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2015
Governing body (7 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Gillian Clarke | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ashley Chesney | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Matthew Byrne | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Rachel Hornby | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Jacqueline Mumford | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Adams | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sian James | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 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