Ilkley Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Bradford
Cowpasture Road, Ilkley, LS29 8TR
81
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 10/12/2024
Application demand
84%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.2%
18.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
2,219
Capacity used
Over capacity113%
1,972 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
84%
1st preference success rate
296 of 354 families who put it first got an offer
305
Places offered
885
Total applications
2.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 354 | 296 | ● 84% |
| 2nd preference | 165 | 8 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 166 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 200 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 885 | 305 | 34% |
1st preference success by year
Bradford lets families list 5 preferences. 118 applications came from outside the council area (9 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Carly Purnell
- Address
- Cowpasture Road, Ilkley, LS29 8TR
- Phone
- 01943608424
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Ward / constituency
- Ilkley & Addingham · Keighley and Ilkley
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 136905
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 8% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MOORLANDS LEARNING TRUST
2,219 pupils · 1,972 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
10 December 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 23
20 January 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,593 pupils
Attendance
92.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 56.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.54 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.93 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.68 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 56.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 66.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 85.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 44.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.03 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 311 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.66 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 24% | 17% |
| A-level students | 254 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 310 | 31% | 71% | 86% | |
| English Language | 310 | 31% | 72% | 84% | |
| English Literature | 310 | 34% | 77% | 89% | |
| Combined Science | 241 | 27% | 64% | 78% | |
| Business | 179 | 32% | 70% | 80% | |
| History | 148 | 47% | 73% | 87% | |
| Geography | 116 | 47% | 76% | 87% | |
| Spanish | 96 | 38% | 63% | 73% | |
| French | 87 | 45% | 68% | 80% | |
| Physical Education | 83 | 19% | 65% | 81% | |
| Art and Design | 78 | 37% | 88% | 95% | |
| Physics | 60 | 50% | 90% | 93% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 97 | 6% | 24% | 53% | |
| Biology | 62 | 15% | 50% | 69% | |
| Psychology | 62 | 6% | 26% | 56% | |
| Mathematics | 50 | 30% | 60% | 72% | |
| Chemistry | 48 | 27% | 58% | 71% | |
| History | 45 | 11% | 18% | 56% | |
| Sociology | 39 | 5% | 21% | 54% | |
| Economics | 36 | 8% | 42% | 81% | |
| English Literature | 29 | 17% | 34% | 76% | |
| Geography | 23 | 4% | 43% | 70% | |
| Physics | 21 | 24% | 29% | 48% | |
| Fine Art | 18 | 11% | 33% | 56% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #96 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13469: Ilkley Grammar School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 13 |
| Offers | 7 |
| Success rate | 54% |
| Accepted offers | 6 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 54% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 58% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bradford council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.