Burley Oaks Primary School
Burley Oaks Primary School is an academy converter in Ilkley for pupils aged 5 to 11. It has 393 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Burley Oaks Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in June 2022 of its predecessor, Burley Oaks Primary School. In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Pupils turn up more reliably than at almost any other primary school: they missed just 2.7% of sessions in 2024/25, against 5.2% nationally.
Ofsted inspection: September 2023. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 5-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Langford Lane Burley-in-Wharfedale Ilkley West Yorkshire LS29 7EJ |
| Phone | 01943862642 |
| Reference Number | 150002 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 393 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 53.18%
Girls: 46.82% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 7.1% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 3.1% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 27.8 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.8 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.6 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | 25 | 57 |
| 2 | 23 | 24 | 47 |
| 3 | 33 | 24 | 57 |
| 4 | 38 | 22 | 60 |
| 5 | 31 | 31 | 62 |
| 6 | 27 | 23 | 50 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 91.9% |
| Mixed, Other | 2.5% |
| White, Other | 2% |
| Indian | 1% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.8% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.5% |
| Pakistani | 0.5% |
| White & Asian | 0.3% |
| African | 0.3% |
| Asian, Other | 0.3% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Burley Oaks Primary School, inspected in June 2022.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 06 Sep 2023 | Academy conversion letter |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 80% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 20% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 111 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 107 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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| Second Preference | 43 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 16 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 25 | 1 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Burley Oaks Primary School had 395 pupils for 420 places. 25 places (6.0%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Wharfe Valley East” planning area
Bradford counted 143 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 110 in 2029–30, down 23%.
| 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 420 | 420 |
| Pupils | 395 | 395 |
| Unfilled | 6.0% | 6.0% |
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
In 2024–25 pupils at Burley Oaks Primary School attended 97.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 2.7% | 2.1% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.7% | 0.6% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.
In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Burley Oaks Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Permanent exclusions | 1 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.
In 2025–26 Burley Oaks Primary School had 21.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 10.0 | 11.3 | 12.1 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 0.0% | 16.8% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 62.5% | 62.5% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 2.7 | 2.4 | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 8.9% of pupils at Burley Oaks Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Social, emotional and mental health | 8 | 5 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 10 | 3 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 12 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 3 | 3 |
| Down's syndrome | 0 | 1 |
| Hearing impairment | 0 | 1 |
| Physical disability | 0 | 1 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 1 | 0 |
| Vision impairment | 1 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2024–25 Burley Oaks Primary School received £6,505 and spent £6,743 for each of its 394 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £191,000 (£486 per pupil).
Across all 8 schools of Moorlands Learning Trust, income was £5,833 and spending £5,918 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £226,000 | £191,000 |
| per pupil | £573 | £486 |
| In-year balance | -£18,000 | -£94,000 |
| per pupil | -£45 | -£238 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
| Name | Distance |
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Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary School
Sandholme Drive, Burley-in-Wharfedale, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 7RQ |
0.27 miles |
|
Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School
Greystone Manor, Ilkley Road, Burley-in-Wharfdale, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 7HW |
0.73 miles |
|
Askwith Primary School
Askwith, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 2HX |
1.48 miles |
|
Menston Primary School
St. Peters Way, Menston, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 6NY |
1.5 miles |
|
Ashfield Primary School
Weston Lane, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 2DF |
1.67 miles |
|
Westgate Primary School
Scarborough Road, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 3JS |
1.92 miles |
|
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley
Manor Square, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 3AP |
2.24 miles |
|
Ben Rhydding Primary School
Bolling Road, Ben Rhydding, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 8QH |
2.38 miles |
|
Otley the Whartons Primary School
The Whartons, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 2BS |
2.43 miles |
|
Moorfield School & Nursery
Wharfedale Lodge, Ilkley, LS29 8RL |
2.61 miles |
|
Hawksworth Church of England Primary School
Main Street, Hawksworth, Guiseley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS20 8NX |
2.64 miles |
|
The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Valley Drive, Ben Rhydding, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 8NL |
2.76 miles |
|
Otley All Saints CofE Primary School
Lisker Drive, Otley All Saints C of E Primary School, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 1DF |
2.79 miles |
|
Guiseley Primary School
Oxford Road, Guiseley, Guiseley Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS20 9DA |
2.81 miles |
|
Tranmere Park Primary School
Ridge Close, Guiseley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS20 8JJ |
2.84 miles |
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Ashlands Primary School
Leeds Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 8JY |
2.91 miles |
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Westville House School
Carter's Lane, Ilkley, LS29 0DQ |
3.06 miles |
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St. Oswald's CofE Primary School
The Green, Guiseley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS20 9BT |
3.12 miles |
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Queensway Primary School
Coppice Wood Avenue, Yeadon, Queensway Primary School, Select, West Yorkshire, LS19 7LF |
3.43 miles |
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All Saints' CofE Primary School
Easby Drive, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 9BE |
3.6 miles |
| Name | Distance |
|
St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Bradford Road, Menston, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 6AE |
2.18 miles |
|
Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
Farnley Lane, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 2BB |
2.25 miles |
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Green Meadows Academy
Back Lane, Leeds, LS20 8LS |
2.7 miles |
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Ilkley Grammar School
Cowpasture Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 8TR |
2.77 miles |
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Guiseley School
Fieldhead Road, Guiseley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS20 8DT |
2.97 miles |
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Benton Park School
Harrogate Road, Rawdon, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS19 6LX |
4.54 miles |
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Immanuel College
Leeds Road, Idle, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD10 9AQ |
4.85 miles |
All schools in Ilkley · Bradford local authority: places and applications
Burley Oaks Primary School is part of Moorlands Learning Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:
- Menston Primary School Ilkley
- Ben Rhydding Primary School Ilkley
- Ilkley Grammar School Ilkley
- Ashlands Primary School Ilkley
- Benton Park School Leeds
- Eastburn Primary School Keighley
- Talbot Primary School Leeds
- The Skipton Academy Skipton
- Nidderdale High School Harrogate
What is Burley Oaks Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Burley Oaks Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in June 2022 of its predecessor, Burley Oaks Primary School.
When was Burley Oaks Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Burley Oaks Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.
How many pupils does Burley Oaks Primary School have?
Burley Oaks Primary School has 393 pupils on roll.
What age range does Burley Oaks Primary School cover?
Burley Oaks Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.
What are Burley Oaks Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Burley Oaks Primary School?
Burley Oaks Primary School is at Langford Lane, Burley-in-Wharfedale, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 7EJ.