Schools in Skipton
Skipton is a market town known as the 'Gateway to the Dales' in North Yorkshire, with 27 state schools - 17 primaries and 4 secondaries. North Yorkshire Council co-ordinates admissions using a catchment-area model for community schools, with parish and home-school link criteria for rural schools. The town serves a wide rural catchment including villages throughout Craven district, so the last-offered distance for popular schools can vary significantly year to year.
Secondary schools in Skipton include Ermysted's Grammar School (boys, selective), Skipton Girls' High School (girls, selective), The Skipton Academy (mixed, comprehensive), and Upper Wharfedale School (a small rural comprehensive in Grassington). North Yorkshire operates a grammar school system in parts of the county, and both Ermysted's and Skipton Girls' are competitive selective schools with entrance tests in the autumn term. Families seeking a comprehensive secondary should apply primarily to The Skipton Academy.
School demand in Skipton
Across the 24 schools in Skipton with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 78%. 4 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
10 schools in Skipton have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
8 of the schools in Skipton are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of North Yorkshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
10 of the schools in Skipton have a current Ofsted rating, of which 9 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Skipton: 2 oversubscribed (17)
Hellifield Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Skipton · BD23 4HA
Kettlewell Primary School
Primary · Community school
Skipton · BD23 5HX
Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Skipton · BD23 1PE
Cracoe and Rylstone Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Skipton · BD23 6LQ
Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Skipton · BD23 6RH
Grassington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Skipton · BD23 5LB
Gargrave Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Skipton · BD23 3RE
The Boyle and Petyt Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Skipton · BD23 6HE
Burnsall Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Skipton · BD23 6BP
Kirkby in Malhamdale United Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Skipton · BD23 4BY
Long Preston Endowed Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Skipton · BD23 4PN
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Skipton · BD23 1PJ
Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Skipton · BD23 2ES
Greatwood Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Skipton · BD23 2SJ
Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Skipton · BD23 3DE
Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Skipton · BD23 2AP
Threshfield Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Skipton · BD23 5NP
Secondary Schools in Skipton (4)
Upper Wharfedale School
Secondary · Community school
Skipton · BD23 5BS
Ermysted's Grammar School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school
Skipton · BD23 1PL
Skipton Girls' High School
Secondary · Academy converter
Skipton · BD23 1QL
The Skipton Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Skipton · BD23 1UQ
Other Schools in Skipton (6)
Brougham Street Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Skipton · BD23 2ES
Otley Street Community Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Skipton · BD23 1ET
Wharfedale Montessori School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Skipton · BD23 6AN
Brooklands School
Not applicable · Community special school
Skipton · BD23 2DB
Craven College
All through · Further education
Skipton · BD23 1US
Craven Pupil Referral Service
Not applicable · Pupil referral unit
Skipton · BD23 2QS
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Skipton are set by North Yorkshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.