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Settle College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Community school
Giggleswick, Settle BD24 0AU · settlecollege.org.uk · 01729 822451
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.1
- average Attainment 8 score. North Yorkshire 46.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 561
- 81% of 694 places
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.2%
- First language not English
- 4.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 62 families put the school first and 80 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 80 | 62 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 99 | 84 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 97 | 91 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 105 | 74 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 105 | 96 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.1, and 31.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Yorkshire it was 46.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼31.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼58.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲49.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.77 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 31.2 | −1.8 |
| Further education | 44 | +0.9 |
| Other education | 0.8 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 15.2 | +6 |
| Employment | 4.8 | −2.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.2 | −2.3 |
| Activity not captured | 0.8 | −1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 students | C+ (34.8) | Well above average +0.42 | |
| 40 students | C+ (34.5) | Above average +0.36 | |
| 17 students | Dist+ (38.1) | Average +0.30 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 26 | C (31.5) | +0.02 |
| 2022/23 | 34 | C (31.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 41 | C (31.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 35 | C+ (32) | +0.05 |
| 2017/18 | 40 | C+ (32.3) | -0.26 |
| 2016/17 | 42 | C (29.6) | 0.00 |
| 2015/16 | 56 | C+ (32.9) | +0.06 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 44.1 | −21 |
| Apprenticeship | 14.7 | +7.7 |
| Employment | 20.6 | +4.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.8 | −0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 11.8 | — |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 13 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Settle College was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 12 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (128 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 77%
- Replies
- 128
- 22% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 40 parents (31%) with SEND