There is no selection test for entrance into the Sixth Form, as pupils are admitted on the basis of their GCSE grades.

The idea of the Guild developed whilst Miss Larner was Headmistress, when staff and former pupils would meet.

Each house is named after a woman or women of note from history: Bronte (red) is named after the Brontë sisters; Curie (yellow) after Marie Curie; Franklin (blue) after Rosalind Franklin; and Johnson (green) after Amy Johnson.

The original four houses of Skipton Girls' High School were Clifford (yellow), de Romille (red), Norton (blue) and Pembroke (green).

These names linked the school to the Craven area - Clifford, de Romille and Pembroke all being related to Skipton Castle.