Moorfield School & Nursery
Moorfield School & Nursery is an independent school in Ilkley for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 88 pupils and room for 140.
Wharfedale Lodge, 11 Ben Rhydding Road, Ilkley, LS29 8RL01943 607285moorfieldschool.co.ukMrs Jessica Crossley 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 | 88 | 103 | 117 | 117 | 114 | 102 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 12% | 13% | 7% | 8% | 11% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilkley Grammar School | Academy | 270 m | 2,219 | No overall grade 2024 | 88 | Compare |
| The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Academy | 740 m | 118 | Good 2022 | 68 | Compare |
| Ben Rhydding Primary School | Academy | 760 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Ashlands Primary School | Academy | 880 m | 266 | No overall grade 2025 | 49 | Compare |
| All Saints' CofE Primary School | Church of England | 1.0 miles | 330 | Good 2023 | 94 | Compare |
| Westville House School | Independent | 1.3 miles | 85 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School | Independent | 2.2 miles | 92 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Burley Oaks Primary School | Academy | 2.6 miles | 393 | Outstanding 2022 | 97 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Moorfield School & Nursery a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Moorfield School & Nursery yet.
How many pupils does Moorfield School & Nursery have?
88 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 140 places, so it is 63% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Wharfedale Lodge, 11 Ben Rhydding Road, Ilkley, LS29 8RL
- Telephone
- 01943 607285
- Website
- www.moorfieldschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jessica Crossley
- 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
- Ilkley
- Constituency
- Keighley and Ilkley
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 27 February 1958
- URN
- 107450 · LAESTAB 3806060 · UKPRN 10078243
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.