Skipton Girls High School
| Established | 1886 |
|---|---|
| Type |
Grammar school; Academy |
| Head of Academy |
Jenn Plews (from 2013) |
| Location |
Gargrave Road Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 1QL England 53°57′49″N 2°01′39″W / 53.963576°N 2.02747°WCoordinates: 53°57′49″N 2°01′39″W / 53.963576°N 2.02747°W |
| Local authority | North Yorkshire |
| DfE URN | 136664 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 810 |
| Gender | Female |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Former: Broadbent, Larner and Wise Current: Bronte, Johnson, Curie and Franklin |
| Colours | Bronte - Red, Johnson - Green, Curie - Yellow, Franklin - Blue |
| Website | School website |
Jenn Plews
Skipton Girls' High School, founded in 1886 by the Petyt Trust, is an all-girls selective grammar school situated in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. The school is a founding member of Northern Star Academies Trust and leads Northern Lights Teaching School Alliance and Northern Lights SCITT. Around 810 girls aged 11 to 18 are educated at the school, of which 240 are in the sixth form. The current Headteacher Jenn Plews (formally Head of Academy) replaced Janet Renou (Executive Head) in September 2014.
The school was awarded specialist status as an Engineering College in September 2003, becoming the first all-girls school to achieve this status. It also has Investors in People accreditation and Fair Trade FairAchiever status. On 1 April 2011, the school became an academy and on 1 April 2015, the school established the Multi-Academy Trust Northern Star Academies Trust.
As an academy Trust the Governors are responsible for admissions. Girls who wish to join the school sit a selection test. There is no selection test for entrance into sixth form as pupils are admitted on the basis of their GCSE grades. Pupils joining the sixth form are expected to have achieved 5 A*-C inc English and Maths and at least a grade B at GCSE in the subjects they want to study at A-level.
Before the school's conversion to academy status in 2011, it underwent an Ofsted inspection, in 2008, followed by an interim assessment in March 2011. In the 2008 inspection the school was rated Grade 1 (outstanding) for overall effectiveness, in all separate areas of assessment, and throughout all pupil years.
The Old Girls' Guild was started on 24 November 1917. The Guild still meets twice each year, for the Spring Reunion and Autumn Luncheon. The idea of the guild developed during Miss Larner's years as Headmistress during which staff and former pupils would meet. Miss Broadbent continued this, organising social events. The Guild's first magazine was published in 1918 and with the exception of 1920 one has been published every year. Bound copies of the magazine are held at Skipton Reference Library.
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