Schools in Ilkley
Ilkley has 13 schools including 8 primaries and 2 secondaries, all coordinated by Bradford Council. The area's schools average 85 per cent fill across all year groups, and three are oversubscribed. All five of the recently Ofsted-rated schools hold Good or Outstanding — one of the stronger aggregate ratings in the Bradford district.
Six schools operate as academies with independent admissions arrangements, so parents need to apply to them separately from the LA process. Four schools carry Church of England or Roman Catholic designations; faith criteria apply ahead of the standard Bradford distance tiebreaker for these schools.
School demand in Ilkley
Across the 13 schools in Ilkley with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 85%. 3 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
4 schools in Ilkley have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
6 of the schools in Ilkley are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Bradford, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
5 of the schools in Ilkley have a current Ofsted rating, of which 5 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Ilkley: 1 oversubscribed (8)
Ben Rhydding Primary School
Primary · Community school
Ilkley · LS29 8QH
Addingham Primary School
Primary · Community school
Ilkley · LS29 0NR
All Saints' CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Ilkley · LS29 9BE
Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Ilkley · LS29 7RQ
The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Ilkley · LS29 8NL
Ashlands Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Ilkley · LS29 8JY
Menston Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Ilkley · LS29 6NY
Burley Oaks Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Ilkley · LS29 7EJ
Secondary Schools in Ilkley (2)
Other Schools in Ilkley (3)
Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Ilkley · LS29 7HW
Moorfield School & Nursery
Not applicable · Other independent school
Ilkley · LS29 8RL
Westville House School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Ilkley · LS29 0DQ
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Ilkley are set by Bradford and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.