Ermysted's Grammar School
Gargrave Road, Skipton, BD23 1PL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Evans
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 896
- Pupils on roll
- 836
- URN
- 121716
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01756792186
About this school
Ermysted's Grammar School is a boys' voluntary aided secondary school in Skipton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 836 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 115 | 120 | 128 |
| Attainment 8 score | 64.8 | 65.9 | 67.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.49 +0.23 to +0.75 | +0.59 +0.34 to +0.85 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 86% | 85.8% | 86.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 94% | 96.7% | 96.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 100% | 99.2% | 99.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.5 |
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 Ermysted's Grammar School 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 | 64.8 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 65.9 | 41.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 67.3 | 40.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 838 |
| 2023/24 | 825 |
| 2024/25 | 818 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ermysted's Grammar School compares
Ermysted's Grammar School ranked 3rd of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 97% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67.3 | 6.3% | 6.5% | 836 | — |
| Skipton Girls' High School | 69.7 | 6% | 7.1% | 862 | 0.2 miles |
| The Skipton Academy | 41.6 | 7.8% | 26.3% | 736 | 0.6 miles |
| South Craven School | 47.5 | 8.1% | 16.8% | 1,936 | 4.6 miles |
| Carlton Keighley | 38.6 | 8.2% | 32.8% | 809 | 7.2 miles |
| West Craven High School | 37.4 | 12.6% | 28.6% | 528 | 7.3 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)
- 6.5%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.27%
- Persistent absence
- 19.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Skipton Girls' High School0.2 miles
Secondary · Skipton
-
The Skipton Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · Skipton
-
South Craven School4.6 miles
Secondary · Keighley
-
Carlton Keighley7.2 miles
Secondary · Keighley
-
West Craven High School7.3 miles
Secondary · Barnoldswick
Other schools in Skipton
- Skipton Girls' High School Secondary
- The Skipton Academy Secondary
- Upper Wharfedale School Secondary
- Brougham Street Nursery School Nursery
- Otley Street Community Nursery School Nursery
- Burnsall Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cracoe and Rylstone Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School Primary
- Embsay Church of England Primary School Primary
- Gargrave Church of England Primary School Primary
- Grassington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ermysted's Grammar School teach?
- Ermysted's Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Skipton.
- Who is the headteacher of Ermysted's Grammar School?
- The headteacher of Ermysted's Grammar School is Mr Michael Evans, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ermysted's Grammar School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ermysted's Grammar School, 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 Ermysted's Grammar School?
- Ermysted's Grammar School has 836 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Ermysted's Grammar School full?
- Ermysted's Grammar School has capacity for 896 pupils and 836 on roll (93%), 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 Ermysted's Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Ermysted's Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Ermysted's Grammar School a selective school?
- Yes. Ermysted's Grammar School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Ermysted's Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 64.8 in 2022/23 and 67.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ermysted's Grammar School rank locally?
- Ermysted's Grammar School ranked 3rd of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 97% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ermysted's Grammar School's absence rate?
- Ermysted's Grammar School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ermysted's Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ermysted's Grammar School'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.