Skipton Girls' High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 21 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Unique reference
- 136664
- Address
- Gargrave Road, BD23 1QL
- Website
- http://www.sghs.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 855 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 11.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 6.4%
- Persistent absence
- 11.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.7%
White British 62.2%
Pakistani 22.5%
Indian 4.3%
Mixed 3.1%
Other White 2.1%
Bangladeshi 1.5%
Other Asian 1.3%
Chinese 1.1%
Other 0.6%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
African 0.4%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 95%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 90%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 69.5
Local authority average 46.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 6.57
Local authority average 4.11
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 33 |
| Biology | GCSE | 101 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 55 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 101 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 115 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 115 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 16 |
Admissions
Skipton Girls' High School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 119
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 173
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 24
- From another Local Authority
- 161
Offers
- 1st preference
- 119
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 74
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 116 0 116 |
| Year 8 | 145 0 145 |
| Year 9 | 143 0 143 |
| Year 10 | 114 0 114 |
| Year 11 | 115 0 115 |
| Year 12 | 102 0 102 |
| Year 13 | 120 0 120 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 99.0% 83.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 12.0% 35.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 83.0% 34.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 12.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 4.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 5.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 2.0% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 86.0% 65.0% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 46.0% 28.6% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.0% 2.4% |