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The Skipton Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Gargrave Road, Skipton BD23 1UQ · theskiptonacademy.co.uk · 01756 792965
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.6
- average Attainment 8 score. North Yorkshire 46.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 736
- 88% of 835 places
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 25.4%
- First language not English
- 8.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 150 families put the school first and 156 places were offered; 95% 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 | 156 | 150 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 163 | 113 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 162 | 127 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 164 | 134 | 0.8 | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 123 | 77 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.6, and 29.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Yorkshire it was 46.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼29.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼52.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼4.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.49 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 6.8 | −13.6 |
| Further education | 61.6 | +9.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 15.1 | +7.7 |
| Employment | 2.7 | −8.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.6 | +2.2 |
| Activity not captured | 4.1 | +2.2 |
Ofsted
The Skipton Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 25 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 25 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Feb 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective - Nov 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Jun 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (136 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 136
- 29% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 39 parents (29%) with SEND