Schools near Ilkley
13 open schools in Ilkley, Bradford · Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria · see all Bradford schools · grammar schools in Ilkley
Ilkley has 13 state schools: 11 primary, 2 secondary, part of Bradford's wider catchment. 10 have a published Ofsted rating, and 7 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Undersubscribed schools rated Good or Outstanding
These schools didn't fill on first preference in the latest admissions year, despite an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding — worth a look if you're chasing the same handful of famous names everyone else applies to.
How places are allocated in Bradford
Primary schools: Catchment area boundaries set annually by the council — though only 41 of ~205 Bradford schools follow the LA default; most are academies with their own policy. (source)
Most schools use the local authority's default scheme rather than a school-specific catchment map — see each school's page for its own designated/catchment area where one is published.
Ilkley straddles a council boundary: the scheme above is Bradford's, and Leeds, North Yorkshire also have schools here, applying under their own.
Key dates
| Entry year | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sept 2028 | Application deadline | 2027-10-31 |
| Sept 2028 | Primary application deadline | 2028-01-15 |
| Sept 2028 | Offer day | 2028-03-01 |
| Sept 2028 | Primary offer day | 2028-04-17 |
| Sept 2027 | Application deadline | 2026-10-31 |
| Sept 2027 | Primary application deadline | 2027-01-15 |
| Sept 2027 | Offer day | 2027-03-01 |
| Sept 2027 | Primary offer day | 2027-04-16 |
| Sept 2026 | Application deadline | 2025-10-31 (passed) |
| Sept 2026 | Primary application deadline | 2026-01-15 (passed) |
| Sept 2026 | Offer day | 2026-03-02 (passed) |
| Sept 2026 | Primary offer day | 2026-04-16 (passed) |
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