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Thursday 21 August 2025

Skipton Achieves Best GCSE Results

The Skipton Academy marked its best ever GCSE results, celebrating student resilience, staff dedication, and a bright future ahead.

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Wednesday 13 August 2025

Moroccan Expedition Builds Skills, Memories

For 14 days, Skipton Academy students immersed themselves in Moroccan life - building, trekking, and developing life-changing skills.

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Friday 1 August 2025

Newsletter Wraps Up Term

End-of-term newsletter out now! Catch up on highlights, achievements & more.

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Monday 21 July 2025

Adventures Beyond the Classroom Walls

Students embraced adventure, culture, and creativity during Challenge and Celebration Week, gaining lifelong skills outside the traditional classroom.

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At The Skipton Academy, we are enabling our students to achieve their potential. We believe that our ethos of Belong, Challenge, Inspire encapsulates our vision for education. As teachers, we are committed to providing learning which is engaging and allows students to make progress in every lesson, every day. We are determined to provide first-class comprehensive education to the community of Skipton and we have achieved much this academic year to make that a reality for these are exciting times at The Skipton Academy and the journey has just begun.

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Richard McManus | Principal

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Term Starts - Year 7 (am)

Term starts for Year 7 students at 8:45am

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Term Starts - Year 11 (pm)

Term starts for Year 11 students at 1:15pm

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Term Starts - All Students

All students expected in school by 8.45am

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Careers

The careers support programme at The Skipton Academy focuses on encouraging each student to consider a wide range of career pathways and provides the support to make their goals a reality.

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Admissions and Transition

Admission and transition are crucial in ensuring that students at The Skipton Academy are prepared for the next step in their educational journey. The curriculum is designed to be balanced, challenging and relevant.

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Useful links for Parents

At the heart of the Skipton Academy, is the positive relationship between students, parents/carers, and teachers. To enrich and broaden students' experience they can partake in a range of enrichment opportunities.

Thursday 21 August 2025

Skipton Achieves Best GCSE Results

The Skipton Academy marked its best ever GCSE results, celebrating student resilience, staff dedication, and a bright future ahead.

Read more

Wednesday 13 August 2025

Moroccan Expedition Builds Skills, Memories

For 14 days, Skipton Academy students immersed themselves in Moroccan life - building, trekking, and developing life-changing skills.

Read more

Friday 1 August 2025

Newsletter Wraps Up Term

End-of-term newsletter out now! Catch up on highlights, achievements & more.

Read more

Monday 21 July 2025

Adventures Beyond the Classroom Walls

Students embraced adventure, culture, and creativity during Challenge and Celebration Week, gaining lifelong skills outside the traditional classroom.

Read more

Friday 18 July 2025

Celebrating Achievement Across the Academy

End-of-Term Assemblies honoured Skipton Academy students with awards for achievement, progress, resilience, and embodying school values.

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Thursday 10 July 2025

Sports Weeks Celebrate Inclusion and Achievement

Skipton Academy’s Sports Weeks united all year groups in inclusive competitions, boosting confidence, motivation, and lifelong appreciation for sport.

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Monday 7 July 2025

Colour Run Unites School Community

Over 600 participants joined Skipton Academy’s first colour run, raising £5,500 while celebrating fun, fitness, and community spirit.

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Monday 30 June 2025

Prom Night Marks Joyful Farewell

Year 11 students celebrated their journey with a glamorous prom at Skipton Town Hall, marking resilience, friendship, and new beginnings.

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Friday 27 June 2025

Record Transition Welcomes New Students

Skipton Academy’s largest ever Year 6 intake enjoyed transition days filled with teamwork, bushcraft, and friendship-building activities.

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Moorlands Learning Trust

About our trust

Moorlands Learning Trust (MLT) was formed on July 1st 2017, when Ilkley Grammar School converted its single academy trust to multi-academy trust (MAT) status. The Skipton Academy joined in 2019 as our first partner academy, and during 2023/24 we welcomed Ashlands Primary, Burley Oaks Primary, Eastburn Primary, Menston Primary and Nidderdale High School. Benton Park School joined our Trust on 1st August 2025.

About our trust

Moorlands Learning Trust (MLT) was formed on July 1st 2017, when Ilkley Grammar School converted its single academy trust to multi-academy trust (MAT) status. The Skipton Academy joined in 2019 as our first partner academy, and during 2023/24 we welcomed Ashlands Primary, Burley Oaks Primary, Eastburn Primary, Menston Primary and Nidderdale High School. Benton Park School joined our Trust on 1st August 2025.

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The Skipton Academy

The Skipton Academy is a part of Moorlands Learning Trust, a company incorporated in England and Wales, limited by guarantee with registered company number 07663864 Registered office address: Cowpasture Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire LS29 8TR

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