Settle College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 12 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Unique reference
121689
Address
Giggleswick, BD24 0AU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
586 (92% of total capacity)
Boys
51.4%
Girls
48.6%
First language not English
4.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
16%
Persistent absence
18.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 93%
Other White 2.2%
Mixed 1.5%
Unclassified 1%
Indian 0.9%
African 0.7%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 49%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 31%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 42.1
Local authority average 46.5
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.76
Local authority average 4.11
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE19
BiologyGCSE26
ChemistryGCSE26
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE10
Design & TechnologyGCSE23
English LanguageGCSE110
English LiteratureGCSE109
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE31
FrenchGCSE13
GeographyGCSE57
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Settle College

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
99
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
84
2nd preference
41
3rd preference
19
From another Local Authority
10
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
84
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
101
42
59
Year 8
84
38
46
Year 9
108
63
45
Year 10
105
61
44
Year 11
110
62
48
Year 12
39
17
22
Year 13
39
18
21
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
80.0%
83.3%
85.5%
Further education
41.0%
35.2%
36.9%
School sixth form
40.0%
34.8%
35.2%
Sixth form college
0.0%
12.9%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
4.7%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
13.0%
5.1%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
4.9%
5.7%
Destination unknown
3.0%
2.0%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
76.0%
65.0%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
33.0%
28.6%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.8%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
2.0%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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