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Skipton Girls' High School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Gargrave Road, Skipton BD23 1QL · sghs.org.uk · 01756 707600
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 69.7
- average Attainment 8 score. North Yorkshire 46.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 862
- 118 over 744 places · 116%
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 8.2%
- First language not English
- 13.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 180 families put the school first and 120 places were offered; 66% 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 | 120 | 180 | 1.5▲ | 66% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 119 | 173 | 1.5▲ | 69% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 98 | 119 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 144 | 178 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 116 | 152 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 69.7, and 89.6% 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 B- (37.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲69.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲89.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲99.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲94.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.57 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 85.7 | −0.2 |
| Further education | 11.6 | +0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.9 | — |
| Activity not captured | 1.8 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 119 students | B- (37.9) | Average -0.09 | |
| 119 students | B- (38.3) | Average -0.06 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 129 | B- (38) | +0.11 |
| 2022/23 | 128 | B (39.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 113 | B+ (42.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 124 | B (40.9) | +0.05 |
| 2017/18 | 120 | B (39.2) | +0.06 |
| 2016/17 | 117 | B (39.6) | +0.30 |
| 2015/16 | 120 | B- (36.4) | +0.16 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 69 | +1.8 |
| Further and other education | 3.9 | −0.5 |
| Further education | 1.6 | −1.8 |
| Other education | 2.3 | +1.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.3 | −0.3 |
| Employment | 17.8 | +0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.9 | −1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 3.1 | −0.3 |
Ofsted
Skipton Girls' High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 21 Sept 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2008
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (125 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 125
- 14% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 54% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (14%) with SEND