Settle College
Giggleswick, Settle, BD24 0AU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Gareth Whitaker
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 694
- Pupils on roll
- 561
- URN
- 121689
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01729822451
About this school
Settle College is a community secondary school in Settle. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 561 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 101 | 125 | 112 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.1 | 42.4 | 42.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.10 -0.38 to +0.18 | -0.05 -0.30 to +0.21 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 25.6% | 31.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 60.8% | 58.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 51% | 50.4% | 49.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Settle College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44.1 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.4 | 41.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.1 | 40.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 617 |
| 2023/24 | 601 |
| 2024/25 | 586 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Settle College compares
Settle College ranked 30th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.1 | 7% | 17.7% | 561 | — |
| The Skipton Academy | 41.6 | 7.8% | 26.3% | 736 | 12.6 miles |
| Giggleswick School | 34.9 | — | 0% | 372 | 0.2 miles |
| Giggleswick Primary School | — | 3.2% | 8% | 75 | 0.3 miles |
| Settle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | — | 3.4% | 10.2% | 188 | 0.3 miles |
| Long Preston Endowed Voluntary Aided Primary School | — | 4.4% | 16.3% | 53 | 3.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.72%
- English as an additional language
- 4.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.03%
- Persistent absence
- 20.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Skipton Academy12.6 miles
Secondary · Skipton
-
Giggleswick School0.2 miles
Independent schools · Settle
-
Giggleswick Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Settle
-
Settle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Settle
-
Long Preston Endowed Voluntary Aided Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Skipton
Other schools in Settle
- Giggleswick Primary School Primary
- Settle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Giggleswick School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Settle College teach?
- Settle College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Settle.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Settle College?
- The executive headteacher of Settle College is Mr Gareth Whitaker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Settle College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Settle College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Settle College?
- Settle College has 561 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Settle College full?
- Settle College has capacity for 694 pupils and 561 on roll (81%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Settle College a faith school?
- No. Settle College has no designated religious character.
- Is Settle College a selective school?
- No. Settle College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Settle College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.1 in 2022/23 and 42.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Settle College rank locally?
- Settle College ranked 30th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Settle College's absence rate?
- Settle College's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Settle College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Settle College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.