Skipton Girls' High School
Skipton Girls' High School at a glance
Skipton Girls' High School is a girls’ grammar school in Skipton for students aged 11 to 18, with about 860 pupils. It is part of Northern Star Academies Trust. Year 7 places are given through its 11+ entrance test, and the school has a sixth form.
For September 2026 entry it offered 120 places and was the first choice of 180 families — about 1.5 for every place. 64% of all applications came from families in other council areas.
In 2024/25, 90% of its GCSE students achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths, against 45% across England’s state schools. Its A-level students averaged B- per entry, and 21% achieved AAB or better including at least two facilitating subjects. 70% of sixth-form leavers went on to university (destinations measured in 2022/23).
Getting in: the 11+ and how places are given
- Test
- Separate tests in Ripon and Skipton
- Set by
- Ripon: GL Assessment. Ermysted's and Skipton Girls': FSCE
- What it covers
- Ripon: verbal skills, non-verbal reasoning and maths. Skipton schools: English and maths
At this school: FSCE test in English and maths.
How places are given
Each school sets its own qualifying standard and admissions criteria.
How to register and apply
Register with each school — Ripon's window closes at the end of June of Year 5, the Skipton schools' later in the summer — and name the schools on your secondary application by 31 October.
Admissions rules change each year. Check the school’s current admissions policy — area details last checked October 2026.
Scores needed for a place
We have not yet added published entry scores for this school. Many schools publish the lowest score offered a place each year in their admissions pages — check the school’s website, and see how places are given above.
How many families apply
| Entry | Places | 1st choices | 1st choices per place | All applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | 120 | 180 | 1.5 | 245 |
| Sept 2025 | 119 | 173 | 1.5 | 238 |
| Sept 2024 | 98 | 119 | 1.2 | 200 |
| Sept 2023 | 144 | 178 | 1.2 | 242 |
| Sept 2022 | 116 | 152 | 1.3 | 215 |
| Sept 2021 | 116 | 149 | 1.3 | 210 |
Source: DfE, secondary school applications and offers. Places offered on National Offer Day; first preferences are families who put the school first on their council application.
Exam results
GCSE, 2024/25 · 115 pupils
Grade 5 or above in English and maths
Grade 4 or above in English and maths
Attainment 8 (average across 8 subjects)
| Year | Grade 5+ Eng & maths | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 89.6% | 69.7 | — | 6.57 |
| 2023/24 | 89.3% | 66.9 | +0.45 | 6.26 |
| 2022/23 | 90.0% | 68.7 | +0.62 | 6.46 |
A level, 2024/25 · 119 students
- Average grade
- B-
- England: B-
- AAB or better*
- 21%
- England: 18%
- Value added
- -0.09
*AAB or better, with at least two in facilitating subjects. Value added compares students’ results with others who started from similar GCSEs; above 0 is better than expected.
Source: DfE school and college performance tables. England figures are for all state-funded schools. Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.
Where students go next
- University
- 70%
- Apprenticeship
- 4%
- Employment
- 13%
- Any sustained destination
- 93%
Source: DfE 16–18 destination measures, students who left after A levels or equivalent, destinations measured in 2022/23 (128 students). Categories overlap slightly and do not sum to 100%.
Key facts
- Admits at 11
- Girls
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils
- 862 (capacity 744)
- Free school meals
- 8.2% of pupils eligible
- School type
- Academy converter
- Trust
- Northern Star Academies Trust
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
From the Department for Education’s register (URN 136664), October 2026.
Thinking about Skipton Girls' High School?
See where your child stands with our free 15-minute 11+ readiness check — a score for Maths, English, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning, judged against their year.