Skipton Girls' High School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Skipton · BD23 1QL · North Yorkshire
Ages 11–18
- Att866.9
- P80.5
- EM5+89%
- Absence6.1%
0.2 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 121716
Ermysted's Grammar School
Voluntary aided school · Skipton · BD23 1PL
Ages 11–18 · 836 pupils · North Yorkshire
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
65.9
Overall absence
6.9%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2022-09-28
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.59
−20+2
Attainment 865.9
English & maths grade 5+86%
English & maths grade 4+97%
EBacc entry99%
EBacc APS: 6.3
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence6.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.8%
Unauthorised1.0%
- Authorised absence
- 6.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.5%
- Enrolments in measure
- 622
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill93%
836 pupils · 896 places
- Pupils on roll
- 836
- Boys / girls
- 836 / 0
- School capacity
- 896
- Capacity fill
- 836 / 896 (93%)
- Free school meals
- 7%
- FSM pupils
- 44
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Gender
- Boys
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary aided school
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Evans
Location
- Address
- Gargrave Road
- Postcode
- BD23 1PL
- Town
- Skipton
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Boys voluntary aided school (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Skipton, North Yorkshire, 836 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, selective admissions. Free school meals: 7%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
The Skipton Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Skipton · BD23 1UQ · North Yorkshire
Ages 11–16
- Att837.0
- P8-0.6
- EM5+18%
- Absence10.1%
0.6 miles away
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy
Ofsted: Needs attentionAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Skipton · BD23 1PJ · North Yorkshire
Ages 3–11
- KS245%
- Absence7.0%
- FSM18.2%
0.1 miles away
Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Skipton · BD23 1PE · North Yorkshire
Ages 4–11
- KS281%
- Absence3.6%
- FSM8.4%
0.2 miles away
Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy converter · Primary
Skipton · BD23 2AP · North Yorkshire
Ages 4–11
- Absence5.5%
- FSM23.6%
0.4 miles away
Otley Street Community Nursery School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedLocal authority nursery school · Nursery
Skipton · BD23 1ET · North Yorkshire
Ages 2–5
- FSM0.0%
0.5 miles away
Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Skipton · BD23 2ES · North Yorkshire
Ages 4–11
- KS236%
- Absence5.1%
- FSM35.7%
0.6 miles away
Brougham Street Nursery School
Ofsted: Not judgedLocal authority nursery school · Nursery
Skipton · BD23 2ES · North Yorkshire
Ages 0–5
- FSM8.3%
0.6 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Evans
- Telephone
- 01756792186