Duchy College, Harrogate: Educating boys and girls aged 2 to 18. Register now for Open Morning
The family of schools, Pre-School, Prep, Senior, will be opening its doors in March. Register now for the Open Morning, as Duchy College welcomes boys in 2026.
Open Morning – Wednesday 25th March 2026
The Open Morning will provide an opportunity to see the school in action, as the community prepares for its next step in September, whilst continuing to provide an all-encompassing education for all pupils.
To register for the Open Morning, please visit www.hlc.org.uk/om
For more information, or to arrange a personal visit, please contact the Admissions Department: Email [email protected] or call 01423 537045.
Duchy College – inspiring STEM pupils
Located in the Duchy area of the town, Harrogate Ladies’ College is in the middle of a momentous change. The town’s only school providing both boarding and day provision is becoming Duchy College in September 2026 and will begin to welcome boys into Year 7 and Year 12.
The transition will be a deliberately slow one; admitting boys into the year groups as they progress through the school, becoming fully co-educational by 2030.
The notion of transition is nothing new to a school like Duchy College. The school continues to be forward-thinking in its approach and the transition to a co-educational community is the natural progression for the school.
In spite of the change, Duchy College remains true to its ethos of a holistic approach to education. Duchy College pupils are known and understood by their teachers, enabling them to be pushed harder to achieve their very best. This was evidenced in their recent A-Level and GCSE results with the pupils achieving their best results for the past five years in A-Levels and best ever GCSE results since numbers were introduced.
GCSE pupils studying STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics) subjects excelled in 2025. 80% of all physics grades were 9-7, with arts and textiles boasting 81% of all grades at 9-7 and 22% of the pupils achieving 100% in their marks.
STEM at Duchy College
The school has been leading the way in inspiring its pupils to pursue STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) related endeavours. There has been great focus on encouraging the pupils to be bold and think differently about their future careers, resulting in 49% of the cohort attaining university offers in STEM subjects this year; higher than the national average of 26%.
The courses the pupils are continuing to study include chemistry, biomedical science, neuroscience and civil engineering.
The science department at Duchy College is thriving: Head of Department, Dr Davina Kirby, was awarded as a finalist for Science Teacher of Year at the Teen Tech Awards 2025. The department itself has been named a Teen Tech Centre of Innovation and Creativity – two pupils were also nominated as finalists in the Best Research Award.
The Centre of Innovation and Creativity Award is given to schools who support pupils with opportunities to innovate and develop technological skills.
Principal Joanna Fox says of the award: “We are very proud to receive this accolade, which is testament to the outstanding work of our incredible staff and pupils. We are proud of championing careers in STEM.”
Find out more
To find out more about what Duchy College can offer you and your child, please visit the website.