Skipton Girls' High School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Skipton, Yorkshire and the Humber BD23 1QL · North Yorkshire
#5 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#185 of 4,090 nationally
About Skipton Girls' High School
Skipton Girls' High School is a academy secondary located in Skipton, in the North Yorkshire local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 11–18 and is a girls' school. In 2025 it enrolled 862 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 93.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of secondary schools in England and 5th of 366 ranked secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is attainment 8 (97th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (73th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 862; capacity filled 115.9%; grade 4+ english & maths 99.1%; ebacc average points 6.57.
There are 22 schools in Skipton; Skipton Girls' High School ranks 2nd of 19 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)69.7
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)89.6%
- A level points per entry (10%)37.9
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)8.2%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Skipton Girls' High School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 862
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 8.2%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 115.9%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 69.7
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 89.6%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 99.1%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 6.57
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 37.9
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Skipton Girls' High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Ermysted's Grammar School
Skipton · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
836 students · 261 m away
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy
Skipton · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
148 students · 453 m away
Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School
Skipton · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
215 students · 561 m away
The Skipton Academy
Skipton · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
736 students · 637 m away
Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Skipton · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
140 students · 821 m away
Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School
Skipton · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
221 students · 1.2 km away
Greatwood Community Primary School
Skipton · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
208 students · 1.5 km away
Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School
Skipton · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
120 students · 2.4 km away
Embsay Church of England Primary School
Skipton · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
· 3.1 km away
Bradleys Both Community Primary School
Keighley · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
124 students · 3.9 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Havelock Academy
Grimsby · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
862 students
Dixons Cottingley Academy
Bingley · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
861 students
Castle Hall Academy
Mirfield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
863 students
The Boulevard Academy
Kingston-upon-Hull · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
859 students
Swinton Academy
Mexborough · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
870 students
De Lacy Academy
Knottingley · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
853 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Skipton Girls' High School a good school?
Skipton Girls' High School has a Success Index (England) of 93.1 out of 100 (Top 5% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #5 of 366 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Skipton Girls' High School rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Skipton Girls' High School ranks #5 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #185 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Skipton Girls' High School?
Skipton Girls' High School had 862 students in 2025.
Is Skipton Girls' High School a primary school or a secondary school?
Skipton Girls' High School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Skipton Girls' High School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Skipton Girls' High School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.