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Giggleswick School
Giggleswick School is an independent, co-educational day and boarding school in North Yorkshire that offers Year 7 entry for pupils aged 11. The single-stage 11+ admissions process uses the Quest Admissions exam board and includes an interview stage. Located on a 215-acre campus on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales, Giggleswick suits active children who thrive in small class environments.
Giggleswick suits a child who is happiest outdoors and who does better when the class is small enough that nobody can hide at the back. It is an independent, co-educational day and boarding school in Giggleswick, just outside Settle in North Yorkshire (BD24 0DE). The senior school takes pupils from 11 to 18, with Year 7 a main entry point; a prep school and pre-school sit alongside it. The campus covers some 215 acres on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales, with full, weekly and occasional boarding.
Founded in 1512 by a chantry priest, James Carr, the school moved to its present hillside in 1869. What you notice first is the chapel: a copper-domed landmark given by the landowner Walter Morrison to mark Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee, visible for miles across the valley. Giggleswick was the north of England's first co-educational independent school, taking girls from 1975. Daily life is deliberately busy: phones go in during the school day in Years 7 to 11, prep is supervised, and there are more than a hundred clubs. The theatre is named after an old boy, the broadcaster Richard Whiteley, and doubles as a venue for the local town.
The Good Schools Guide describes children who want the outdoors and academic ambition in one place, and one parent told them staff were 'amazing in terms of supporting him pastorally'. The school's own phrasing is plainer: pupils are 'known by name'. It suits a child who would rather be out on the fells than on a bus to somewhere bigger, who needs an adult to notice when something is off, and who will pick up an instrument or a hill walk if someone offers it.
Key facts
Annual fees
2026/27 fees are published through the school's fee finder tool by pupil type, boarding pattern and year group; all published fees already include VAT where applicable, with no VAT added on top. Example shown: full boarding Years 9-11 £15,175 per term / £45,525 per year (2026/27). Registration fee £180 Senior School / £150 Prep (non-refundable); refundable deposits range from £1,075 to £8,085. A Year 7 day fee figure is not displayed on the fees page itself (downloadable fee schedules are provided).
Admissions
Admissions contact
admissions@giggleswick.org.uk
Admissions phone
+44 (0)1729 893000
Registration form
Sibling policy
What this school tests
Entrance assessments
English
- Grammar
- Punctuation
- Reading Comprehension - Comparison
- Reading Comprehension - Evaluation
- Reading Comprehension - Grammar and punctuation
- Reading Comprehension - Inference and Deduction
- Reading Comprehension - Information Retrieval
- Reading Comprehension - Language Techniques and Imagery
- Reading Comprehension - Sentence-level Comprehension
- Reading Comprehension - Sequencing
- Reading Comprehension - Structure, Form, Voice and Tone
- Reading Comprehension - Summarising
- Reading Comprehension - Text Classification and Purpose
- Reading Comprehension - Types of Words and Phrases
- Reading Comprehension - Word Meaning / Choice
- Spelling
- Vocabulary
Maths
- Algebra
- Angles and Degrees
- BIDMAS
- Coordinate Grids
- Estimation and Rounding
- Factors and Multiples
- Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
- Measurement
- Money
- Number and Place Value
- Operations
- Perimeter, Area and Volume
- Position and Direction
- Properties of Shapes
- Ratio and Proportion
- Reflection, Rotation and Symmetry
- Sequences
- Special Numbers
- Speed, Distance and Time
- Statistics
- Time
Non-verbal Reasoning
- Figure Analogies
- Figure Matrices
- Figure Series
- Grid Matrices
- Horizontal Codes
- Match to a Group of Figures
- Most Like Three Figures
- Odd Figure Out
- Odd Shaped Matrices
- Star Matrices
- Triangle Matrices
- Vertical Codes
Spatial Reasoning
- 2D Rotations
- 2D View of 3D Shape
- 3D Rotations
- Block Counting
- Building Blocks
- Combining Shapes
- Diagonal Reflections
- Figure Missing from Image
- Fold and Punch
- Folding Cubes
- Hidden Shapes
- Missing Face of Cube
- Nets of 3D Shapes
- Shape Completion
Catchment area
Selection review and safety net
Previous exam results
GCSE results
2024: 43.5% of grades at 7-9 (up 13% on 2023), 10% at grade 9, 91.3% at grades 9-4
A-level results
2023-24 (A Level and BTEC): 44% at A*-A or equivalent, 89% at A*-C or equivalent
Frequently asked questions
What exam board does Giggleswick School use for the 11+?
Giggleswick School uses the Quest Admissions exam board for its 11+ entrance assessment.
Does Giggleswick School interview candidates as part of the 11+?
Yes, Giggleswick School includes an interview stage as part of its Year 7 admissions process.
Is Giggleswick School co-educational or single-sex?
Giggleswick School is a co-educational (mixed) day and boarding school.
What is Giggleswick School's website?
You can visit the school's admissions page at https://www.giggleswick.org.uk/apply-now.
Where is Giggleswick School located?
The school is located in Giggleswick, just outside Settle in North Yorkshire, with the postcode BD24 0DE.
Location
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