Ilkley Grammar School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Cowpasture Road
Ilkley
West Yorkshire
LS29 8TR
Phone 01943608424
Reference Number 136905

General Makeup

Number of pupils 2172
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.22%
Girls: 50.78%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 6.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 20.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 147 167 314
8 165 153 318
9 146 169 315
10 151 170 321
11 165 147 312
12 163 163 326
13 132 134 266

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 81.9%
White, Other 4.3%
Unclassified 3.3%
Pakistani 3.2%
Mixed, Other 2%
White & Asian 1.2%
Asian, Other 0.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%
Indian 0.7%
White & Black (African) 0.3%
Irish 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
African 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date 2025-01-27
Date Description Report
2024-12-10 School inspection School inspection
2023-01-19 School inspection School inspection
2017-03-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-07-03 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
2011-10-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
Previously as Ilkley Grammar School
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2009-07-08 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2007-05-16 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-04-22 Full inspection Full inspection
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2009-07-08 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2007-05-16 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-04-22 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
56.4 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 63.9% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 76.3% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 38.52 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 39.81 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B C C+
Average Grade (best 3) B C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 24.8% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 158 5
Third Preference 170 1
From another Local Authority 99 16

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
Moorfield School & Nursery
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0.17 miles
The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Valley Drive, Ben Rhydding, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 8NL
0.4 miles
Ashlands Primary School
Leeds Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 8JY
0.44 miles
Ben Rhydding Primary School
Bolling Road, Ben Rhydding, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 8QH
0.54 miles
All Saints' CofE Primary School
Easby Drive, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 9BE
0.84 miles
Westville House School
Carter's Lane, Ilkley, LS29 0DQ
1.23 miles
Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School
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2.36 miles
Burley Oaks Primary School
Langford Lane, Burley-in-Wharfedale, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 7EJ
2.77 miles
Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary School
Sandholme Drive, Burley-in-Wharfedale, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 7RQ
2.86 miles
Askwith Community Primary School
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Addingham Primary School
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3.19 miles
Menston Primary School
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3.68 miles
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3.73 miles
Lady Lane Park School & Nursery
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4.29 miles
Hawksworth Church of England Primary School
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4.31 miles
Crossflatts Primary School
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4.31 miles
Riddlesden St Mary's CofE Primary School
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4.36 miles
Ashfield Primary School
Weston Lane, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 2DF
4.36 miles
The Boyle and Petyt Primary School
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4.46 miles
Strong Close Nursery School
Airedale Road, Keighley, BD21 4LW
4.66 miles
Name Distance
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Bradford Road, Menston, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 6AE
4.49 miles
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Keighley Road, Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 2RS
4.75 miles
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4.93 miles
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4.99 miles
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