Skipton Girls' High School
About the school
Skipton Girls' High School is a state-funded grammar school in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 21 September 2022
- Published
- 20 November 2022
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 69.7
- North Yorkshire
- 46.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- North Yorkshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 89.60%
- North Yorkshire
- 47.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 99.10%
- North Yorkshire
- 67.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 94.80%
- North Yorkshire
- 37.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 6.57
- North Yorkshire
- 4.12
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 37.86
AAB or better
- School
- 21.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
855
Girls
100.00%
Boys
0.00%
SEN support
9.71%
Education, health and care plan
0.12%
English as an additional language
11.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
7.11%
Overall absence
5.98
Persistent absence
15.91
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
139
Sustained education or employment
100%
Education
100%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
0%
Not sustained
0%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
129
Sustained education or employment
93%
Higher education
69%
Further education
6%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
13%
Admissions
As an academy Trust, the Governors are responsible for admissions. Girls who wish to join the school sit a selection test. There is no selection test for entrance into the Sixth Form, as pupils are admitted on the basis of their GCSE grades. Pupils joining the Sixth Form are expected to have achieved 5 9-4 grades, including English and Mathematics, at GCSE and at least grade 6 at GCSE in the subjects they want to study at A Level.