St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Ilkley, Yorkshire and the Humber LS29 6AE · Leeds
#32 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#550 of 4,090 nationally
About St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy is a academy secondary located in Ilkley, in the Leeds local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 11–18. In 2025 it enrolled 1,211 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 81.6 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools in England and 32nd of 366 ranked secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (96th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (50th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,211; capacity filled 110.5%; grade 4+ english & maths 80.2%; ebacc average points 5.10.
There are 13 schools in Ilkley; St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy ranks 5th of 9 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)55.0
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)59.9%
- A level points per entry (10%)34.1
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)7.9%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,211
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 7.9%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 110.5%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 55.0
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 59.9%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 80.2%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 5.10
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 34.1
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Tranmere Park Primary School
Leeds · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
343 students · 1.1 km away
Guiseley Primary School
Leeds · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
376 students · 1.2 km away
Guiseley School
Leeds · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
1,431 students · 1.3 km away
Menston Primary School
Ilkley · Academy primary · Ages 5–11
398 students · 1.3 km away
St. Oswald's CofE Primary School
Leeds · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
· 1.7 km away
Hawksworth Church of England Primary School
Leeds · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
82 students · 1.8 km away
Queensway Primary School
Select · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
35 students · 2.5 km away
Yeadon Primary School
Leeds · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
109 students · 2.6 km away
Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Leeds · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
207 students · 2.7 km away
Westgate Primary School
Otley · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
226 students · 2.9 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
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Halifax · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,207 students
Appleton Academy
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1,207 students
Liberty Academy
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1,199 students
Sir Thomas Wharton Academy
Doncaster · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,226 students
Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy
Cleckheaton · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,228 students
Netherwood Academy
Barnsley · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,229 students
Frequently asked questions
Is St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy a good school?
St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy has a Success Index (England) of 81.6 out of 100 (Top 25% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #32 of 366 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy ranks #32 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #550 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy?
St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy had 1,211 students in 2025.
Is St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.