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Ilkley Grammar School

Cowpasture Road, Ilkley, LS29 8TR

Local ranking2nd of 35 secondary schools in Bradford
Ofsted: Outstanding

Secondary

Phase

1972

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 10 December 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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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

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
56.5 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
66.9% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
85.2% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
44.4% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
5.0 nat4.1
Cohort Size
311

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

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
1069 (49%)
Girls
1103 (51%)
Capacity
1972 (110% 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

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
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

2024-25
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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

Ethnicity Over Time

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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