Ilkley Grammar School
School Name: Ilkley Grammar School Address: Cowpasture Road Town/City: Ilkley County: West Yorkshire Postcode: LS29 8TR Telephone Number: 01943 608424 Website: http://www.ilkleygrammarschool.com
Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18) Type: Academy converter Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2011 Trust: Moorlands Learning Trust Sponsor: Moorlands Learning Trust
Headteacher: Mrs Carly Purnell
Capacity: 1972
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 2219 (49% boys & 51% girls)
Enrollment: 113% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 7.6%
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
URN: 136905
DfE Number: 380/4502
UKPRN: 10034064
UPRN: 100052068255
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (E12000003)
District: Bradford (E08000032)
Constituency: Keighley and Ilkley (E14001308)
Electoral Ward: Ilkley (E05001354)
Easting & Northing: 412318E, 447313N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 55' 20.81" N 1° 48' 49.61" W
Plus Code: 9C5WW5CP+XF
DfE Record: View record
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- Mr Nathanael Douglas Adams - Local Governor. Appointed on 8 June 2023 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 7 June 2027.
- Mr Richard James Smith Curtin - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 March 2024 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 29 February 2028.
- Mr Ged Fitzpatrick - Local Governor. Appointed on 28 January 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2027.
- Mrs Catherine Hannam - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 March 2024 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 29 February 2028.
- Mrs Veronica Hepworth - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 November 2023 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2027.
- Mr David Peter Hulme - Local Governor. Appointed on 17 September 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2027.
- Mrs Alison Kaye - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2027.
- Mrs Carly Purnell - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2020 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Ms Holly Marie Puzylo - Local Governor. Appointed on 28 January 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2027.
- Mrs Jessica Lucy Pymar - Local Governor. Appointed on 21 March 2023 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 20 March 2027.
- Mr Peter Anthony Shelley - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 1 January 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2027.
- Ms Helen Williams - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2023 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2025.
- Mr Robert John Wilson - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 January 2024 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2027.