Academy converter · North Yorkshire

Skipton Girls' High School

11–18Ages
862Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SelectiveGrammar school
GirlsPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
136664URN

Gargrave Road, Skipton, BD23 1QL · 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

2.0per place

close to North Yorkshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in North YorkshireSelective

245 applications for 120 places · 16th of 39 in North Yorkshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

67.5of 90

North Yorkshire 47.4 England 46.0

2nd of 41 in North Yorkshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 September 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

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

2.0applications per place, Year 7

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

245 applications · 120 places offered · 180 named it first

SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.

2026 2.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.9
2025 2.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.9
2024 2.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.9
2023 1.7; North Yorkshire median median 1.8
2022 1.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
2021 1.8; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2020 1.7; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2019 1.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
2018 1.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2017 1.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
2016 1.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.3
2015 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.3
2014 1.5; 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	120	245	2.0	180	1.50
Sep 2025	119	238	2.0	173	1.45
Sep 2024	98	200	2.0	119	1.21
Sep 2023	144	242	1.7	178	1.24
Sep 2022	116	215	1.9	152	1.31
Sep 2021	116	210	1.8	149	1.28
Sep 2020	116	192	1.7	154	1.33
Sep 2019	115	214	1.9	171	1.49
Sep 2018	144	204	1.4	144	1.00
Sep 2017	137	203	1.5	152	1.11
Sep 2016	116	190	1.6	146	1.26
Sep 2015	114	152	1.3	125	1.10
Sep 2014	110	165	1.5	129	1.17

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

113 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)67.52nd of 41 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 47.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths87%2nd of 41 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 48% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths97%

North Yorkshire 71% England 66%

This school
North Yorkshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.45

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	113	67.5	87%	97%	–
2024/25	115	69.7	90%	99%	–
2023/24	112	66.9	89%	97%	+0.45
2022/23	139	68.7	90%	98%	+0.62

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

Skipton Girls' High SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.0applications per place 67.5Attainment 8 Selective
Ermysted's Grammar School
0.3 km · North Yorkshire

Good2022

1.8applications per place 64.3Attainment 8 Selective
The Skipton Academy
0.6 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

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

Good2023

2.3applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
West Craven High School
11.5 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 35.0Attainment 8
Carlton Keighley
11.8 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
Upper Wharfedale School
12.0 km · North Yorkshire

Standards maintained2024

3.7applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
12.2 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 31.7Attainment 8
Beckfoot Oakbank
13.8 km · Bradford

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 37.7Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136664 · 815/4518
Trust: Northern Star Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Selective
Capacity: 744 pupils · 862 on roll
Free school meals: 8.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2011
Replaced: Skipton Girls' High School (URN 121712)
Address: Gargrave Road, Skipton, BD23 1QL
Local authority: North Yorkshire

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