Ermysted's Grammar School vs Skipton Girls' High School
Both are grammar schools in North Yorkshire, 0.2 miles apart. Side-by-side on official DfE, Ofsted and council admissions data.
Side by side
| Ermysted's Grammar School | Skipton Girls' High School | |
|---|---|---|
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary |
| Gender | Boys | Girls |
| Pupils on roll | 836 | 855 |
| Free school meals | 7% | 6.6% |
| Ofsted rating | Good | Good |
| Attainment 8 — 2024/25 | 67.3 | 69.7 |
| A-level average points — 2024/25 | 37.44 | 37.86 |
| 11+ test board | GL Assessment | GL Assessment |
| Admission system | pass/fail then criteria order | pass/fail then criteria order |
| Places offered — 202627 | 127 | 120 |
| First preferences per place — higher means more competition for a first-preference place | 1.43 | 1.5 |
Qualifying scores
Ermysted's Grammar School
No fixed published pass mark. Ermysted's runs its own GL-based test (English, maths, VR, NVR) and sets its standard annually.
Skipton Girls' High School
No fixed published pass mark. Skipton Girls' High School runs its own FSCE test (English, maths, creative writing) and sets its standard annually.
Who gets priority
Where a school is oversubscribed, these are the first criteria applied, in order. This is usually what decides an application.
Ermysted's Grammar School
- Looked After/Previously Looked After Children who met the required standard
- Applicants within the catchment area who met the required standard
- Applicants outside the catchment area who met the required standard
Source: school admissions policy.
Skipton Girls' High School
- Children looked after by a local authority and previously looked after children (including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state car
- Children with an exceptional medical or social need to attend this particular school, supported by written professional evidence (where the LA or school include
- Children living in the school's catchment / priority admission / designated / normal / geographical priority area (terminology varies by LA). Living in the area
- Children who will have a sibling on the roll of the school (or a linked infant/junior school, where the published arrangements say so) at the time of admission.
- Children living nearest to the school, measured by the method in the published admission arrangements (commonly straight-line or shortest safe walking route fro
Source: la_default admissions policy.
Choosing between them
Ermysted's Grammar School is a boys school and Skipton Girls' High School is a girls school, so for many families the starting point is which one can admit their child. The figures on this page are the published ones — they describe intakes and results, not what either school would be like for your child. The right choice depends on your family's own priorities and circumstances.
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