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 recently became a foundation school. Around 750 girls aged 11 to 18 are educated at Skipton Girls', of which 190 are in the sixth form. The current headteacher is Mrs Janet Renou, who took up the position in September 2002. The previous headteacher was Diana Chambers.
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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 recently became a foundation school. Around 750 girls aged 11 to 18 are educated at Skipton Girls', of which 190 are in the sixth form. The current headteacher is Mrs Janet Renou, who took up the position in September 2002. The previous headteacher was Diana Chambers.
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.
As a Foundation School the Governors are responsible for the admissions. Girls who wish to join the school sit a selection test. There is no selection test for entrance into sixth form as students are admitted on the basis of their GCSE grades and a reference from their current school.
Following the inspection on 5 March 2008 the school was rated Outstanding, Grade 1 on a...
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