St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy

Bradford Road, Ilkley, Leeds, LS29 6AE

Not rated

Inspected 4 February 2025 · no overall grade

No overall grade

Ofsted

Attainment 8

Secondary

Phase

11–18

Ages

1,213

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy converter

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Leeds →
School Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Age Range: Ages 11–18
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 1,213 / 1,096 (111%) · over capacity
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Roman Catholic
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Last Ofsted Inspection: 4 February 2025

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

7.8%

Disadvantaged

6.9%

EAL

1.2%

SEN support

11.9%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

GCSE results (Key Stage 4)

55.0

Attainment 8

1,213 pupils

59.9%

Grade 5+ English & Maths

80.2%

Grade 4+ English & Maths

5.1

EBacc avg point score

Sixth form (Key Stage 5)

C+

A-level average grade

93 students

12.5%

AAB+ (2 facilitating)

62%

To higher education

34%

To top-third universities

To apprenticeship

Where pupils go next

97%

Sustained destination

91%

Stayed in education

Apprenticeship

Attendance

7.2%

Overall absence

18.2%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

68.7

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +3.9 vs 2023/24

17.7

Pupils per teacher

↓ -0.8 vs 2023/24

12.41

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -0.6 vs 2023/24

£51,471

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 9% on leadership pay

↓ −£524 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£7,316

Spend per pupil

£7,245

Income per pupil

59%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.