85%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
67%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
56.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
44%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1564.9
EBacc APS · 2024/25
2,172
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding
Ofsted inspection · 20/01/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBradford
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Ilkley Grammar School · Secondary with sixth form · Bradford
Part ofMOORLANDS LEARNING TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
85%
+6pp
87%82%76%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 85%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
67%
+3pp
68%63%57%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
Attainment 8
56.5
0
62.758.053.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 56.5
EBacc entry
44%
+12pp
47%40%32%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44%
EBacc APS
1564.9
-18.1
1583.01468.51354.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1564.9
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
37.7
-1.0
43.539.735.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 37.7
A-level value added
+0.19
0
+0.2+0.10.0
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · +0.2
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
24%
+1pp
34%28%22%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 24%
Average A-level grade
B-
0
B+BB-
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
2,172
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
7%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
19%
Contact
Address
Cowpasture Road, Ilkley, LS29 8TR
Local authority
Bradford
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 85% | 67% | 56.5 | Not applicable | 44% | 1564.9 | 54% | 2,172 |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 64% | 56.5 | +0.54 | 32% | 1583.0 | 46% | 2,134 |
| 2022/23 | 76% | 57% | 53.3 | +0.38 | 39% | 1386.2 | 47% | 2,083 |
| 2021/22 | 87% | 68% | 62.7 | +0.64 | 36% | 1569.5 | 41% | 2,039 |
| 2018/19 | 84% | 65% | 59.8 | +0.58 | 47% | 1354.0 | 50% | 1,746 |
| 2017/18 | 78% | 60% | 56.7 | +0.44 | 50% | 1277.9 | 56% | 1,688 |
| 2016/17 | 86% | 64% | 56.8 | +0.31 | 43% | — | 49% | 1,609 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 37.7 | B- | +0.19 | 24% | 271 |
| 2023/24 | 38.7 | B | +0.21 | 23% | 286 |
| 2022/23 | 38.4 | B | — | 25% | 242 |
| 2021/22 | 43.5 | B+ | — | 34% | 226 |
| 2018/19 | 35.9 | B- | +0.15 | 22% | 206 |
| 2017/18 | 34.3 | C+ | -0.04 | 18% | 191 |
| 2016/17 | 37.9 | B- | +0.20 | 28% | 161 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 2,172 | 17.5 | 17% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 19% |
| 2023/24 | 2,134 | 17.7 | 16% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 21% |
| 2022/23 | 2,083 | 16.2 | 14% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 18% |
| 2021/22 | 2,039 | 16.8 | 14% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 21% |
| 2020/21 | 1,947 | 16.8 | 14% | 2% | 5% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,746 | 16.4 | 12% | 2% | 9% | 5% | 10% |
| 2017/18 | 1,688 | 16.6 | 4% | 2% | 9% | 5% | 12% |
| 2016/17 | 1,609 | 16.2 | 14% | 2% | 10% | 6% | 16% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.