Schools in Skipton

About schools in Skipton

Most of the 27 schools listed in Skipton are primary schools. Its four secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

61%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 14 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

58.8

average Attainment 8 score, across the 4 schools with published results

Nursery schools2

• Brougham Street Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 0 to 5

• Otley Street Community Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 5

Primary schools17

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Burnsall Voluntary Aided Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  86%

  expected standard
• Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  41%

  expected standard
• Christ Church Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Cracoe and Rylstone Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

• Embsay Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• Gargrave Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Grassington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Greatwood Community Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Hellifield Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Kettlewell Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

• Kirkby in Malhamdale United Voluntary Aided Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Long Preston Endowed Voluntary Aided Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  25%

  expected standard
• Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• The Boyle and Petyt Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Threshfield Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  73%

  expected standard

Secondary schools4

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Ermysted's Grammar School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

  67.3

  Attainment 8
• Skipton Girls' High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

  69.7

  Attainment 8
• The Skipton Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  41.6

  Attainment 8
• Upper Wharfedale School

  Community school · Ages 11 to 16

  48.3

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges1

• Craven College

  Further education · Ages 16 to 99

Special schools and alternative provision2

• Brooklands School

  Community special school · Ages 4 to 19

• Craven Pupil Referral Service

  Pupil referral unit · Ages 11 to 16

Independent schools1

• Wharfedale Montessori School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 11

Common questions about schools in Skipton

How many schools are in Skipton?

OfferDay lists 27 schools in Skipton, including 17 primary schools and four secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Skipton?

Every school in Skipton is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Skipton?

OfferDay ranks schools in Skipton where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.