The Skipton Academy is a secondary school located in Skipton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 22/03/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.8%, which is 2.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Gargrave Road, Skipton, BD23 1UQ
Website: http://www.theskiptonacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01756792965
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: North Yorkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Richard McManus
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 141179

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/03/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 835
Number of Pupils: 312
Number of Boys: 166
Number of Girls: 146

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 21.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.49 Confidence interval -0.81 to -0.17
Of the 61 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 61 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:20%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:25%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:37.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.07
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Otley Street Community Nursery School
Otley Street , BD23 1ET 		4out of 4 1,774 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Brougham Street Nursery School
Brougham Street , BD23 2ES 		3out of 4 1,912 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy
Gargrave Road , BD23 1PJ 		2out of 4 1,146 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School
Elliot Street , BD23 1PE 		4out of 4 1,280 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Craven Street , BD23 2AP 		4out of 4 1,331 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School
Brougham Street , BD23 2ES 		- not rated 1,861 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Greatwood Community Primary School
Pinhaw Road , BD23 2SJ 		- not rated 2,077 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Skipton Academy
Gargrave Road , BD23 1UQ 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Skipton Girls' High School
Gargrave Road , BD23 1QL 		4out of 4 696 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Ermysted's Grammar School
Gargrave Road , BD23 1PL 		4out of 4 967 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Craven College
Gargrave Road , BD23 1US 		- not rated 193 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brooklands School
Burnside Avenue , BD23 2DB 		3out of 4 1,442 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Craven Pupil Referral Service
The Snaygill Centre , Keighley Road BD23 2QS 		3out of 4 2,600 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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