St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Bradford Road, Ilkley, LS29 6AE
1,211 pupils · 110% of 1,096 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE BISHOP WHEELER CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 7.9%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 February 2025, published 11 March 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 55 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 59.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 80.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 74.5% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 201 | 179 | 892 | 201 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 202 | 213 | 932 | 202 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 200 | 193 | 831 | 200 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 198 | 193 | 829 | 198 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 198 | 192 | 791 | 198 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 197 | 219 | 771 | 197 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 199 | 222 | 771 | 199 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 195 | 235 | 799 | 195 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Guiseley School 1.3 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Benton Park School 4 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College 4.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Immanuel College 4.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Titus Salt School 6.1 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Hanson Academy 7.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.