St. Mary's Menston
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B74
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Ilkley, LS29 6AE
- Distance
- 7.2km away
Ilkley Grammar School
Cowpasture Road, Ilkley, LS29 8TR
Local ranking1st of 35 secondary schools in Bradford
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1972
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 10 December 2024. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 10 December 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 56.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 58.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 78.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 319
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Continued in education
- 89.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Higher education
- 55.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 23.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
37.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
39.2
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
254
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 24.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 30.4
- 16-18 Cohort
- 595
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 2172
- Boys
- 1098 (49%)
- Girls
- 1121 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1972 (113% full)
- SEND
- 16.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 7.1%
- EAL
- 4.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.1%
- SEN Support
- 13.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 124.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,182/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 18.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 84.7%
- White Other: 4.5%
- Asian Pakistani: 3.3%
- Mixed Other: 2.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.2%
- Asian Other: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.8%
- Asian Indian: 0.7%
84.7%
White British
4.5%
White Other
3.3%
Asian Pakistani
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Cowpasture Road
Ilkley, Yorkshire and the Humber
Administrative
- URN
- 136905
- UKPRN
- 10034064
- Establishment No.
- 4502
- Trust
- MOORLANDS LEARNING TRUST
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