School admissions in Skipton

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 6 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Skipton in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 15 schools in Skipton first 184 times for 184 places: 1.00 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the North Yorkshire authority's 280 schools. 3 of the 15 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.62 miles (Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School) to 4.56 miles (Cracoe and Rylstone Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School).

For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 4 schools in Skipton first 576 times for 469 places: 1.23 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the North Yorkshire authority's 40 schools. 2 of the 4 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 7.94 miles (The Skipton Academy) to 9.48 miles (Upper Wharfedale School).

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Reception places, September 2026

15 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places	Cutoff distance
Cracoe and Rylstone Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary SchoolSkipton	1.29	7	4.564 miles 2026
Skipton, Water Street Community Primary SchoolSkipton	1.20	30	0.622 miles 2026
The Boyle and Petyt Primary SchoolSkipton	1.17	12	not published
Burnsall Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolSkipton	1.00	3	not published
Grassington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolSkipton	1.00	9	not published
Kettlewell Primary SchoolSkipton	1.00	3	not published
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary AcademySkipton	1.00	15	not published
Threshfield Primary SchoolSkipton	1.00	12	not published
Greatwood Community Primary SchoolSkipton	0.93	30	not published
Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolSkipton	0.91	11	not published
Kirkby in Malhamdale United Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolSkipton	0.89	9	not published
Long Preston Endowed Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolSkipton	0.88	8	not published
Skipton Parish Church of England Primary SchoolSkipton	0.88	24	not published
Carleton Endowed CofE Primary SchoolSkipton	0.86	7	not published
Hellifield Community Primary SchoolSkipton	0.75	4	not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

4 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places	Cutoff distance
Skipton Girls' High SchoolSkipton	1.50	120	not published
Ermysted's Grammar SchoolSkipton	1.43	127	not published
Upper Wharfedale SchoolSkipton	0.98	66	9.48 miles 2026
The Skipton AcademySkipton	0.96	156	7.938 miles 2026