Ashlands Primary School
Leeds Road, Ilkley, LS29 8JY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MOORLANDS LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Donna Russell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Moorlands Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Keighley and Ilkley
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 490
- Pupils on roll
- 266
- URN
- 149937
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01943609050
About this school
Ashlands Primary School is a primary academy in Ilkley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 266 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 52 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 |
Trends over time
How Ashlands Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bradford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 318 |
| 2024/25 | 302 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashlands Primary School compares
Ashlands Primary School ranked 65th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 3.9% | 9.8% | 266 | — |
| The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 58% | 3.6% | 7.3% | 118 | 0.2 miles |
| Ben Rhydding Primary School | 69% | 2.2% | 8.1% | 190 | 0.5 miles |
| All Saints' CofE Primary School | 82% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 330 | 0.8 miles |
| Askwith Primary School | 94% | 3.1% | 10% | 105 | 2.9 miles |
| Burley Oaks Primary School | 80% | 2.7% | 7.1% | 393 | 2.9 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.78%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- Overall absence
- 3.91%
- Persistent absence
- 6.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Ilkley
-
Ben Rhydding Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ilkley
-
All Saints' CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Ilkley
-
Askwith Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Otley
-
Burley Oaks Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Ilkley
Other schools in Ilkley
Ashlands Primary School ranks 6th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Ilkley.
- Addingham Primary School Primary
- All Saints' CofE 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
- Westville House School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Ashlands Primary School teach?
- Ashlands Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ilkley.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashlands Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ashlands Primary School is Mrs Donna Russell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ashlands Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashlands Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Ashlands Primary School?
- Ashlands Primary School has 266 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ashlands Primary School full?
- Ashlands Primary School has capacity for 490 pupils and 266 on roll (54%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ashlands Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ashlands Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ashlands Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ashlands Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Ashlands Primary School?
- Ashlands Primary School is part of MOORLANDS LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ashlands Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2023/24 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ashlands Primary School rank locally?
- Ashlands Primary School ranked 65th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ashlands Primary School's absence rate?
- Ashlands Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashlands Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashlands 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 10 July 2026.