Ilkley Grammar School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jan 20 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Unique reference
- 136905
- Address
- Cowpasture Road, LS29 8TR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 2134 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.1%
- Girls
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 4.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.2%
- Persistent absence
- 15.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.2%
White British 83.6%
Other White 3.9%
Unclassified 3.9%
Mixed 3.3%
Pakistani 2.5%
Other Asian 1%
Indian 0.8%
Irish 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.38
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.26
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 39%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 57%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.3
Local authority average 41
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.67
Local authority average 3.48
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 12 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 21 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 23 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 64 |
| Biology | GCSE | 50 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 153 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 53 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 49 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 54 |
Admissions
Ilkley Grammar School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 311
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 333
- 2nd preference
- 158
- 3rd preference
- 170
- From another Local Authority
- 99
Offers
- 1st preference
- 305
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 16
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 318 165 153 |
| Year 8 | 318 149 169 |
| Year 9 | 315 149 166 |
| Year 10 | 315 166 149 |
| Year 11 | 322 175 147 |
| Year 12 | 275 134 141 |
| Year 13 | 271 131 140 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 84.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 12.0% 35.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 78.0% 37.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | SP 10.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 7.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.9% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 86.0% 72.1% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 44.0% 15.4% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 40.0% 14.1% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 0.5% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 3.5% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.0% 1.7% |