Skipton Girls' High SchoolSouth Craven School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Skipton Girls' High School and South Craven School are secondary schools.
Skipton Girls' High School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and South Craven School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Skipton Girls' High School is ahead on our composite score.
Skipton Girls' High School was judged Good and South Craven School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 67.5 for Skipton Girls' High School and 46.7 for South Craven School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Skipton Girls' High School (70.4 in 2021-22, 67.5 in 2025-26) and has fallen at South Craven School (48.7 in 2021-22, 46.7 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SkiptonSkipton Girls' High School | KeighleySouth Craven School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B73/100Stronger figure | C60/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 41 in North Yorkshire Stronger figure | 20th of 41 in North Yorkshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 862 | 1,936 | |
| Capacity | 744 | 1,769 | |
| Location | Skipton, BD23 1QL | Keighley, BD20 7RL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 67.5 Stronger figure | 46.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 86.7% Stronger figure | 41.0% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 97.3% Stronger figure | 64.9% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 113 | 288 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 119 | 100 | |
| A-level average points | 37.9 Stronger figure | 33.6 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.4 Stronger figure | 35.1 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 21.0% Stronger figure | 16.7% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 855 | 1,860 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 7.1% | 16.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 11.9% | 3.2% | |
| SEN support | 9.7% | 7.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.1% | 2.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.0% Stronger figure | 8.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.9% Stronger figure | 24.9% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Skipton Girls' High School
South Craven School
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