Skipton Girls' High School

State-Funded School

skipton-girls-high-school-north-yorkshire-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

North YorkshireLocal Authority

Skipton and RiponConstituency

BD23 1QLPostcode

9.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Skipton Girls' High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 862 pupils. Skipton Girls' High School is part of Northern Star Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 69.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 89.6%
EBacc average point score: 6.57

Ethnicity

White

65%

Asian

29%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

862

Total Pupils

0%Boys

100%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

10%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 862
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Northern Star Academies Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
20 Nov 2022	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
9 Apr 2008	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.