Settle College
Community secondary school in Settle (North Yorkshire).
Location
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It is a privilege to lead such a successful, vibrant and thriving school. Settle College is a happy school community where innovation, creativity, enterprise and a sense of fun and enjoyment is encouraged, valued and celebrated. We recognise each student as an individual, with each of them bringing their own unique personality, skills, talents and interests.
Academic success is important but so is our commitment to ensuring that students develop the skills that will prepare them for life-long learning in a rapidly changing world; confident in their ability to meet any challenges ahead, none more so than at present supporting students in and out of the College.
Our main aim is to enable every student to succeed and achieve their full potential within a challenging yet safe environment. Settle College is an 11-18 comprehensive school. Founded in 1907 as Settle Girls' High School, in 1959 we became Settle High School, one of the first comprehensive schools in the UK.
Our name changed again to Settle College in 2004 when the school gained Technology College status.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
16 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Skip Navigation Settle College
- Governance
- Exams
- Help with I.T. Access
- Keeping Safe Online
- Pastoral
- Departments
- Options
- Literacy Numeracy
- Settle College Diploma
- Student Leadership
- Sports Fixtures
- North Craven Cluster
- Sixth Form Sixth Form
- Settle Educational Foundation
- Seneca Learning
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 121689
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Lawrence Denholm | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mr Simon Peach Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rachel Horton | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Mark Enser | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Brian Christian | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Dr Catherine Roberts | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Emma Thompson | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr James Vigor | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Raymond Jones | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Ms Rebecca Ward | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mr Gareth Whitaker | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 |
| Mr Lawrence Denholm | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Andrea Corns | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Georgina Daley Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record