Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School
Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School is an independent school in Ilkley for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 92 pupils and room for 142.
Greystone Manor, Ilkley Road, Burley-in-Wharfdale, Ilkley, LS29 7HW441943865575ghyllroydschool.co.ukMr Hadley Nicholson headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Bradford council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 92 | 121 | 109 | 110 | 105 | 104 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 8% | 0% | 1% | 9% | 2% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burley Oaks Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 393 | Outstanding 2022 | 97 | Compare |
| Askwith Primary School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 105 | Outstanding 2022 | 96 | Compare |
| Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary School | Church of England | 1.0 miles | 206 | Outstanding 2024 | 97 | Compare |
| Ben Rhydding Primary School | Academy | 1.9 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Ashfield Primary School | Academy | 2.0 miles | 212 | Good 2023 | 13 | Compare |
| Menston Primary School | Academy | 2.2 miles | 398 | Not inspected | 89 | Compare |
| Moorfield School & Nursery | Independent | 2.2 miles | 88 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Academy | 2.3 miles | 118 | Good 2022 | 68 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School yet.
How many pupils does Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School have?
92 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 142 places, so it is 65% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Greystone Manor, Ilkley Road, Burley-in-Wharfdale, Ilkley, LS29 7HW
- Telephone
- 441943865575
- Website
- www.ghyllroydschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Hadley Nicholson
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Ward
- Wharfedale
- Constituency
- Shipley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1937
- URN
- 107449 · LAESTAB 3806017 · UKPRN 10078244
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.