Ilkley Grammar School, Ilkley

From the headteacher's welcome: "Ilkley Grammar School is a remarkable school with a long-established tradition of academic excellence, sporting and cultural achievement, and service to our community."

In 2026, pupils at Ilkley Grammar School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 56.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 42.6 in Bradford and 47 across England.

58% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 40% in Bradford and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 56.5.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.54: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 40.1, against 58 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 29 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Business Studies and History.

For September 2026 entry, 343 families put Ilkley Grammar School as their first choice and 839 named it as one of their preferences, for 290 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 69 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Ilkley Grammar School are St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy (4.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 56.6); Bingley Grammar School (4.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.6); Carlton Keighley (5.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.4); and Guiseley School (5.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 53).

Ilkley Grammar School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Ilkley Grammar School is one of 10 schools run by Moorlands Learning Trust, an academy trust.

367 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Ilkley Grammar School (as of September 2025): 92% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

Of the 321 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 22% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 268 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 55% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 25% into work. 35% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

6.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (82%) and Asian (6%).

Ilkley Grammar School has a resourced provision for autism: 24 places, 23 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Ilkley Rail Station, about 490 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cowpasture Road, 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ilkley Grammar School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 62 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bradford (404).

In 2024/25, Ilkley Grammar School issued 51 suspensions, 2.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Ilkley Grammar School are The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles), Ashlands Primary School (0.4 miles), Ben Rhydding Primary School (0.5 miles) and All Saints' CofE Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.