St Mary's Menston, A Catholic Voluntary Academy

Address

Bradford Road
Ilkley
LS29 6AE
United Kingdom

Contact details

Location
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Website
https://www.stmarysmenston.org
Email
admin@stmarysmenston.org
Phone
0194 388 3000
Headteacher
Margaret Hattersley

About this school

DfE number
383/4601
Number of pupils
1195
Education phase
Secondary
Age range
11 to 18
Type of school
Academy converter
Facilities
Not applicable
Specialism
Not applicable
Faith
Roman Catholic
Area
North West

Admissions policy

Places are offered in priority order. Children who meet the first priority will get a place before children who meet the second.

Admissions year
September 2025 to July 2026
Number of places (published admission number)
200
Summary of admissions policy

1. Catholic looked after and previously looked after children (evidence required).

2. Catholic children with a sibling who attends St. Mary’s Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy (evidence required and conditions apply).

3. Catholic children who live in the primary school defined areas of St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School Otley, a Voluntary Academy; Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary school, a Voluntary Academy; Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Ilkley, a Voluntary Academy; St. Mary’s Horsforth Catholic Voluntary Academy; St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School Pudsey, a Voluntary Academy; St. Stephen’s Catholic Primary School Skipton, a Voluntary Academy; and go to the Catholic primary schools serving those areas (evidence required).

4. Catholic children who live in the above named defined areas (evidence required).

5. Catholic children who currently attend one of the Catholic primary schools (listed in 3 above) but do not live in the defined area (evidence required and conditions apply).

6. Other Catholic children (evidence required).

7. Other looked after and previously looked after children with a sibling who attends St. Mary’s Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy (evidence required and conditions apply).

8. Other looked after and previously looked after children (evidence required).

9. Members of an Eastern Christian Church (evidence required and conditions apply).

10. Other children with a sibling who attends St Mary’s Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy (conditions apply).

11. Other children who currently attend one of the Catholic primary schools serving the areas of St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School Otley, a Voluntary Academy; Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary school, a Voluntary Academy; Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Ilkley, a Voluntary Academy; St. Mary’s Horsforth Catholic Voluntary Academy; St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School Pudsey, a Voluntary Academy; St. Stephen’s Catholic Primary School Skipton, a Voluntary Academy.

12. Any other children.

You should read the full admissions policy before applying. For some criteria, you may need to send extra information.

Full admissions policies
View policy on school's website
Catchment area map
Check if you live in a catchment area

How places were allocated in previous years

How many children got a place by priority

Offer day 2024

Priority  - EHCP: 1

Priority 2 - Baptised Catholic sibling: 60

Priority 3 - Baptised Catholic at feeder school & in area: 70

Priority 4 - Baptised Catholic in area: 7

Priority 5 - Baptised Catholic at feeder school & not in area: 2

Priority 6 - Baptised Catholic : 26

Priority 8 - CLA: 2

Priority 10 - Sibling: 1

Priority 11 - Attend Catholic feeder school: 1

Priority 12 - Any ofther children by distance: 30

Last child offered a place

Find out which admissions priority the last child met and how far they lived from the school (if applicable) in previous years. All distances are measured as a straight line.

Offer Day
2025
Distance in miles
2.292
Priority admitted
12
Priority summary
Any other children (this school took additional pupils to the Published Admission Number on offer day this year)
Offer Day
2024
Distance in miles
3.159
Priority admitted
12
Priority summary
Any other children
Offer Day
2023
Distance in miles
4.732
Priority admitted
12
Priority summary
Any other children

How many people applied

Offer day
2025
Put as 1st preference
218
Put as 2nd preference
262
Put as 3rd preference
242
Put as 4th preference
120
Put as 5th preference
95
Total applications (preferences)
937

More information

Visit the school’s website to find out about performance, uniforms and after school clubs.

Travel information

20 mph outside school
No
School crossing patrol
No
Parent waiting shelter
No
Cycle storage
Yes
Scooter storage
Yes
Cycle routes
Yes