Voluntary aided school · North Yorkshire

Ermysted's Grammar School

11–18Ages
836Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SelectiveGrammar school
BoysPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
121716URN

Gargrave Road, Skipton, BD23 1PL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to North Yorkshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in North YorkshireSelective

228 applications for 127 places · 24th of 39 in North Yorkshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

64.3of 90

North Yorkshire 47.4 England 46.0

3rd of 41 in North Yorkshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 September 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Year 7

close to North Yorkshire median (1.9) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

228 applications · 127 places offered · 181 named it first

SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.

2026 1.8; North Yorkshire median median 1.9
2025 1.7; North Yorkshire median median 1.9
2024 1.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.9
2023 1.7; North Yorkshire median median 1.8
2022 1.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
2021 1.7; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2020 1.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2019 1.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
2018 1.8; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2017 1.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
2016 1.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.3
2015 1.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.3
2014 1.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.6

This school
North Yorkshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Selective: register for the entrance test with the school first, usually by the summer before (dates vary). Dates

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	127	228	1.8	181	1.43
Sep 2025	117	197	1.7	140	1.20
Sep 2024	127	182	1.4	139	1.09
Sep 2023	120	199	1.7	145	1.21
Sep 2022	123	169	1.4	137	1.11
Sep 2021	120	207	1.7	146	1.22
Sep 2020	128	204	1.6	158	1.23
Sep 2019	120	175	1.5	142	1.18
Sep 2018	120	210	1.8	171	1.43
Sep 2017	106	153	1.4	125	1.18
Sep 2016	109	169	1.6	136	1.25
Sep 2015	111	163	1.5	131	1.18
Sep 2014	95	183	1.9	159	1.67

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

123 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)64.33rd of 41 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 47.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths84%3rd of 41 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 48% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths95%

North Yorkshire 71% England 66%

This school
North Yorkshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.59

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	123	64.3	84%	95%	–
2024/25	128	67.3	87%	97%	–
2023/24	120	65.9	86%	97%	+0.59
2022/23	115	64.8	86%	94%	+0.49

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Ermysted's Grammar SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.8applications per place 64.3Attainment 8 Selective
Skipton Girls' High School
0.3 km · North Yorkshire

Good2022

2.0applications per place 67.5Attainment 8 Selective
The Skipton Academy
0.9 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

2.6applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
South Craven School
7.4 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
Carlton Keighley
11.6 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
West Craven High School
11.7 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 35.0Attainment 8
The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
12.0 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 31.7Attainment 8
Upper Wharfedale School
12.0 km · North Yorkshire

Standards maintained2024

3.7applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
Beckfoot Oakbank
13.7 km · Bradford

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 37.7Attainment 8

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 121716 · 815/4608
Admissions policy: Selective
Capacity: 896 pupils · 836 on roll
Free school meals: 7.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Gargrave Road, Skipton, BD23 1PL
Local authority: North Yorkshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources