Upper Wharfedale SchoolSkipton Girls' High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Skipton.
Summary of the comparison
Upper Wharfedale School and Skipton Girls' High School are secondary schools in Skipton.
Upper Wharfedale School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Skipton Girls' High School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Skipton Girls' High School is ahead on our composite score.
Upper Wharfedale School was judged Outstanding and Skipton Girls' High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.3 for Upper Wharfedale School and 69.7 for Skipton Girls' High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Upper Wharfedale School (51.0 in 2021-22, 48.3 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Skipton Girls' High School (70.4 in 2021-22, 69.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SkiptonUpper Wharfedale School | SkiptonSkipton Girls' High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B71/100 | B73/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 41 in North Yorkshire | 5th of 41 in North Yorkshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 363 | 855 | |
| Capacity | 350 | 744 | |
| Location | Skipton, BD23 5BS | Skipton, BD23 1QL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 48.3 | 69.7 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 61.0% | 89.6% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80.5% | 99.1% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 14.3% | 94.8% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.03 | 6.57 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 77 | 115 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 119 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 37.9 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 37.4 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 21.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 363 | 855 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 13.8% | 7.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.3% | 11.9% | |
| SEN support | 9.1% | 9.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 6.3% | 0.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.9% | 6.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.6% | 15.9% Stronger figure | 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
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.
Upper Wharfedale School
Skipton Girls' High School
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