Skipton Girls' High School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Gargrave Road
Skipton
North Yorkshire
BD23 1QL
Phone 01756707600
Reference Number 136664

General Makeup

Number of pupils 884
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 7.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 9.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 Unknown 145 145
8 Unknown 144 144
9 Unknown 116 116
10 Unknown 115 115
11 Unknown 112 112
12 Unknown 121 121
13 Unknown 131 131

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 63.1%
Pakistani 21.7%
Indian 4.8%
White, Other 2.1%
White & Asian 1.6%
Chinese 1.1%
Asian, Other 1.1%
Mixed, Other 0.8%
White & Black (African) 0.6%
Unclassified 0.3%
African 0.2%
Irish 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-11-21
Date Description Report
2022-09-21 School inspection: School inspection:
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Skipton Girls' High School
2011-01-07 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2008-03-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-10-03 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2005-03-07 Full inspection Full inspection
2011-01-07 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2008-03-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-10-03 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2005-03-07 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
66.9 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 89.3% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 97.3% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 39.62 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 39.27 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) B B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 26.6% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 36 0
Third Preference 28 0
From another Local Authority 128 52

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy
Gargrave Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1PJ
0.28 miles
Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School
Elliot Street, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1PE
0.35 miles
Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Craven Street, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 2AP
0.51 miles
Otley Street Community Nursery School
Otley Street, Skipton, BD23 1ET
0.63 miles
Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School
Brougham Street, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 2ES
0.72 miles
Brougham Street Nursery School
Brougham Street, Skipton, BD23 2ES
0.75 miles
Greatwood Community Primary School
Pinhaw Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 2SJ
0.91 miles
Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School
Carleton-in-Craven, Carleton, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 3DE
1.5 miles
Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Pasture Road, Embsay, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 6RH
1.92 miles
Bradleys Both Community Primary School
Skipton Road, Bradley, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 9EF
2.4 miles
Cononley Community Primary School
Meadow Lane, Cononley, Keighley, North Yorkshire, BD20 8NA
3.1 miles
Gargrave Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Neville Road, Gargrave, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 3RE
3.64 miles
Lothersdale Primary School
Lothersdale, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 8HB
4.17 miles
Kildwick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Priest Bank Road, Kildwick, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 9BH
4.19 miles
Glusburn Community Primary School
Colne Road, Glusburn, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 8PJ
4.64 miles
Cracoe and Rylstone Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School
Cracoe, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 6LQ
4.9 miles
Sutton-in-Craven Church of England Primary School
Main Street, Sutton-in-Craven, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 7JS
4.94 miles
Name Distance
Ermysted's Grammar School
Gargrave Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1PL
0.16 miles
The Skipton Academy
Gargrave Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1UQ
0.4 miles
Craven College
Gargrave Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1US
0.45 miles
Brooklands School
Burnside Avenue, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 2DB
0.68 miles
South Craven School
Holme Lane, Cross Hills, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 7RL
4.7 miles
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