Menston Primary School
St. Peters Way, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6NY
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
It was replaced by Menston Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Marie Wilson
- Constituency
- Shipley
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 402
- URN
- 107299
- Local authority
- Bradford
About this school
Menston Primary School was a community primary school in Ilkley. It taught children aged 5 to 11 and had 402 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Menston Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 |
| Writing progress | 0.00 |
| Maths progress | -1.10 |
How Menston Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.8% | 2.7% | 402 | — |
| Menston Primary School | 70% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 398 | 0.0 miles |
| Hawksworth Church of England Primary School | 63% | 4.8% | 3.1% | 82 | 1.2 miles |
| Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary School | 79% | 2.5% | 1.4% | 206 | 1.2 miles |
| Tranmere Park Primary School | 88% | 3% | 1.9% | 343 | 1.4 miles |
| Burley Oaks Primary School | 80% | 2.7% | 7.1% | 393 | 1.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 2.7%
- English as an additional language
- 0.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.8%
- Persistent absence
- 6.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Menston Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Ilkley
-
Hawksworth Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Ilkley
-
Tranmere Park Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Burley Oaks Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Ilkley
Other schools in Ilkley
- Addingham Primary School Primary
- All Saints' CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashlands Primary School Primary
- Ben Rhydding Primary School Primary
- Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary School Primary
- Burley Oaks Primary School Primary
- Menston Primary School Primary
- The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primary
- Ilkley Grammar School Secondary
- St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School Independent schools
- Moorfield School & Nursery Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Menston Primary School teach?
- Menston Primary School taught children aged 5 to 11. It was a primary school in Ilkley.
- Has Menston Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Menston Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Menston Primary School?
- Menston Primary School had 402 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- What are Menston Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Menston Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 11 September 2023.