Skipton and Ripon are the two selective areas in North Yorkshire at secondary school level. When you are filling in your secondary schools application form, you will need to give several preferences. You can find advice about preferencing here. The following are all the maintained secondary schools located in these areas (not including independent schools.)
You can find information about the different types of schools here.
Skipton
School | Information about applying |
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Ermysted's Grammar School | A voluntary-aided selective school for boys. Apply online here for a place and read the information on this page about the selective admissions tests. |
Skipton Girl's High School | A selective academy for girls. Apply online here for a place and also contact the school to fill in their own admissions form, and to find out about their own selection tests which the school administers independently. |
Skipton Academy | A non-selective school for boys and girls in a selective area. Apply online here for a place. This school does not require selection tests, but if you are preferencing a selective school among your choices, your child will need to sit the test. |
Upper Wharfedale School | A non-selective school for boys and girls in a selective area. Apply online here for a place. This school does not require selection tests, but if you are preferencing a selective school among your choices, your child will need to sit the test. |
Ripon
School | Information about applying |
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Ripon Grammar School | A selective school for boys and girls (which includes up to 14 boarding places in year 7 each year). Apply online here for a place and read the information on this page about the selective admissions tests. |
Outwood Academy | A non-selective academy for boys and girls in a selective area. Apply online here for a place. This school does not require selection tests, but if you are preferencing a selective school among your choices, your child will need to sit the test. |