Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language CollegeSt. Mary's Menston

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College and St. Mary's Menston are secondary schools.

  • Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St. Mary's Menston scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St. Mary's Menston is ahead on our composite score.

  • Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College was judged exceptional and St. Mary's Menston was judged exceptional.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 54.6 for Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College and 55.0 for St. Mary's Menston.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College (58.4 in 2021-22, 54.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at St. Mary's Menston (57.5 in 2021-22, 55.0 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College versus St. Mary's Menston compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure OtleyOtley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language CollegeIlkleySt. Mary's MenstonEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB73/100B74/100Stronger figure
Local ranking8th of 44 in Leeds 6th of 44 in Leeds Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingOfsted: Outstanding
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,638 1,213
Capacity1,606 1,096
LocationOtley, LS21 2BB Ilkley, LS29 6AE
GCSE results
Attainment 854.6 55.0 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths61.9% Stronger figure59.9% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths81.7% Stronger figure80.2% 64.8%
Entering EBacc64.7% 74.5% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score5.02 5.10 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort252 192
A-level results
A-level entries161 93
A-level average points39.6 Stronger figure34.1 35.0
A-level average gradeB C+
Best 3 A-levels points41.0 Stronger figure35.9 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects31.2% Stronger figure12.5% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,638 1,213
Free school meals (ever 6)15.2% 7.8%
English as an additional language5.9% 6.9%
SEN support12.8% 11.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 1.2%
Attendance
Overall absence6.9% Stronger figure7.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence16.7% Stronger figure18.2% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College

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