Academy sponsor led · North Yorkshire

The Skipton Academy

11–16Ages
736Pupils
SecondaryPhase
141179URN

Gargrave Road, Skipton, BD23 1UQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.7 above North Yorkshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in North YorkshireSelective

401 applications for 156 places · 8th of 39 in North Yorkshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.9of 90

North Yorkshire 47.4 England 46.0

30th of 41 in North Yorkshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 25 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		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

2.6applications per place, Year 7

0.7 above North Yorkshire median (1.9) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

401 applications · 156 places offered · 150 named it first

2026 2.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.9
2025 2.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.9
2024 2.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.9
2023 2.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.8
2022 1.8; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
2021 1.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2020 1.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2019 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
2018 1.8; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2017 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
2016 1.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.3
2015 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.3
2014 1.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
North Yorkshire median

Dashed bars: as Aireville School (URN 121691), the previous school.

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

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	156	401	2.6	150	0.96
Sep 2025	163	338	2.1	113	0.69
Sep 2024	162	396	2.4	127	0.78
Sep 2023	164	328	2.0	134	0.82
Sep 2022	123	223	1.8	77	0.63
Sep 2021	115	183	1.6	74	0.64
Sep 2020	108	108	1.0	44	0.41
Sep 2019	91	105	1.2	37	0.41
Sep 2018	42	74	1.8	28	0.67
Sep 2017	76	89	1.2	31	0.41
Sep 2016	86	129	1.5	51	0.59
Sep 2015	90	109	1.2	58	0.64
Sep 2014 *	97	96	1.0	26	0.27

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

126 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.930th of 41 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 47.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths25%36th of 41 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 48% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths52%

North Yorkshire 71% England 66%

This school
North Yorkshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.62

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	126	39.9	25%	52%	–
2024/25	89	41.6	29%	53%	–
2023/24	73	37.0	18%	41%	−0.62
2022/23	47	39.0	21%	49%	−0.02

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

The Skipton AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.6applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
Skipton Girls' High School
0.6 km · North Yorkshire

Good2022

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

Good2022

1.8applications per place 64.3Attainment 8 Selective
South Craven School
7.7 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

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

Requires improvement2024

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

Standards maintained2025

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

Standards maintained2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 31.7Attainment 8
Colne Park High School
13.5 km · Lancashire

2026

2.2applications per place 41.5Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 141179 · 815/4000
Trust: Moorlands Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 835 pupils · 736 on roll
Free school meals: 25.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 September 2014
Replaced: Aireville School (URN 121691)
Address: Gargrave Road, Skipton, BD23 1UQ
Local authority: North Yorkshire

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