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Fully selective state school · North Yorkshire

Skipton Girls' High School 11+ admissions

Current entrance requirements, dates and school facts with links to the official evidence used. Unknown information is labelled rather than estimated.

September 2027 entry

Evidence reviewed 26 August 2026

At a glance

Address
Gargrave Road, Skipton, Yorkshire and the Humber, BD23 1QL
Year 7 admission
Girls for Year 7 admission
School type
Fully selective state school
Funding
State-funded
Day or boarding
Day school
Religion or denomination
GIAS records no applicable religious character.
Published admission number
120
September 2027 entry
Academically selected places
120
September 2027 entry
Preferences per offer
The current DfE applications and offers release has not yet been joined to this record.
Assessment provider
GIAS does not publish the current assessment provider.

Selection route

Assessment route not published.

Eligibility
Girls must sit the school's English and mathematics selection tests, be deemed suitable by reaching the required selection standard, and name the school on the home local authority Common Application Form.
Score policy
The Trust sets two selection tests in mathematics and English. Applicants are informed whether they are deemed suitable; reaching the required standard does not guarantee a place, and suitable applicants are allocated under the published oversubscription criteria.
Oversubscription
After suitable EHCP-named applicants, priority is looked-after and previously looked-after girls, girls registered for Pupil Premium or whose families receive Universal Credit, girls living in the school's priority area, and then girls outside it; straight-line distance breaks ties within a group.
Registration
GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.

What the assessment covers

GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.

Key dates

Registration opens
GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.
Registration deadline
GIAS does not publish the current registration deadline.
Test date
GIAS does not publish the current test dates.
CAF deadline
GIAS does not publish the current CAF deadline.
National Offer Day
GIAS does not publish the current offer date.

Fees

Fee per term
This is a state-funded school.
Fee per year
This is a state-funded school.
Published fee context
This is a state-funded school.

Inspection context

Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.

Questions families ask

Which 11+ test does Skipton Girls' High School use?

The current official evidence does not yet publish Skipton Girls' High School's school-specific test details for September 2027 entry.

How many Year 7 places does Skipton Girls' High School have?

Skipton Girls' High School's published admission number is 120 for September 2027 entry.

Who is eligible to apply to Skipton Girls' High School?

Girls must sit the school's English and mathematics selection tests, be deemed suitable by reaching the required selection standard, and name the school on the home local authority Common Application Form.

Are Skipton Girls' High School's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?

After suitable EHCP-named applicants, priority is looked-after and previously looked-after girls, girls registered for Pupil Premium or whose families receive Universal Credit, girls living in the school's priority area, and then girls outside it; straight-line distance breaks ties within a group.

What subjects should a child prepare for Skipton Girls' High School?

The exact assessed subjects for Skipton Girls' High School are not yet published in the current evidence. The preparation links are general 11+ practice, not a claim about this school's format.

How current is the information for Skipton Girls' High School?

Trace Learn reviewed 3 attached evidence sources by 2026-08-26. Unknown facts stay labelled and should be checked again before applying.

Sources and review record

  1. Open state-funded school fields CSV

    Department for Education. Accessed 25 August 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 25 August 2026.

  2. ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract

    Office for National Statistics. Accessed 25 August 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026.

  3. Admissions Policy for 2027 Admission

    Skipton Girls' High School / Northern Star Academies Trust. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

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