Ofsted
Good
Inspected 2014
Expected Standard
70%
Demand Ratio
1.0x
Menston Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Ilkley, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.
Menston Primary School is an academy converter in Ilkley, Bradford, admitting pupils aged 5-11. It is part of MOORLANDS LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 390 pupils on roll, of whom 3% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 15% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #78 of 156 primaries in Bradford and #7,403 of 14,143 nationally.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. The school's current overall rating is Good.
In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
70%
Read SS
108
Maths SS
107
GPS SS
106
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
R/W/M Expected Standard
74%
Read SS
109
Maths SS
108
GPS SS
109
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
No digital report timeline available.
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