AcademySecondary

Skipton Girls' High School

Gargrave Road, Skipton BD23 1QL

9Schola Grade
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
862
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 744
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Northern Star Academies Trust

Schola Grade 9

GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
GCSE resultsAttainment 8 score 69.7, an average GCSE grade of about 7.0
97thpercentile
Disadvantaged pupilsDisadvantaged pupils' Attainment 8 score 64.9
98thpercentile
Attendance16% of pupils persistently absent
84thpercentile

Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).

About Skipton Girls' High School

Skipton Girls' High School is a secondary academy in Skipton, North Yorkshire, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13). It is part of Northern Star Academies Trust.

It has 862 pupils on roll and room for 744. It is a girls' school. It is a grammar school: state-funded, and admitting pupils by an entrance test. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 9 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.

Location & nearby schools

Gargrave Road
Skipton BD23 1QL
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School details

Type
Academy · What this means
Level
Secondary
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Ages
11–18
Official type
Academy converter
Pupils
Girls only
Admissions
Selective (grammar)
Sixth form
Yes
Pupils on roll
862
Capacity
744 pupils
Free school meals
8.20% of pupils eligible
Academy trust
Northern Star Academies Trust
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Nation
England
URN
136664

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