WELCOME TO POST-16 

POST-16 TRANSITION DAY - TUESDAY 24TH JUNE 2025 Access or set up your account for further details and secure a place here ***2025-26 LATE APPLICATIONS ONLY - APPLY HERE!*** Places on some courses still available - please note demand for places has been extremely high this academic year

WELCOME TO POST-16 

Post-16 is the culmination of the whole school experience and we pride ourselves on the personalised support that we offer our students during this exciting and challenging stage of their life. 

Students and staff at Ilkley Grammar School have a proven track record of working hard and working together to achieve great success. 

In 2024 our results were outstanding in terms of both attainment and progress. 34.3% of grades were A*/A, 64.5% A*-B and 84.7% at C or above, all of which are well above national benchmarks and are above our highly successful 2019 pre-Pandemic outcomes. 21% of students in scope achieved AAB in 2 or more facilitating subjects. 

In 2017 the quality of our Post-16 provision was officially graded by Ofsted as ‘Outstanding’ in every area. In 2024 the school achieved an ALPS score of 3, placing us in the top 25% of all schools nationally. Students make outstanding progress across the curriculum.

This academic foundation creates real opportunities for our students, many of whom have progressed to varied and exciting destinations including Oxbridge, LSE, St Andrews and Russell Group universities to study competitive courses such as medicine, law, dentistry, engineering, and veterinary science.

Over the last 7 years 56 students have progressed to Oxbridge, with a record 12 achieving a place in 2024 and 72% of students progressed to university with 52% of IGS university applicants (106 students), secured places at Russell Group universities. Around 12% of the cohort taking Gap Years this year, many of whom will progress to university. In recent years an increasing number of students have also secured higher Degree level apprenticeships at some of the world’s most reputable companies.

In 2021 students secured placements with PwC, Morrisons and Channel 4, in 2022 a student has secured a placement with Accenture, in 2023 students secured placements at Rolls Royce, Deloitte, Alvarez and Marsal, EY and PWC and in 2024 students achieved apprenticeships at HMRC, Channel 4 and Forvis Mazars.

We offer outstanding teaching, specialist pastoral care and a wide range of academic and vocational courses to meet the needs of our diverse student body. This is also complemented by extensive opportunities for Personal Development including accredited sports leadership and mental health qualifications, work experience, the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) and the development of a range of wider life skills. Such quality of provision helps students develop into well-balanced young adults who are not only academically successful but have the skills and confidence to make a positive difference to their own lives and the lives of others. 

We are very proud to be leading Post-16 at Ilkley Grammar School and are looking forward to working with each new cohort of students to see what can be achieved on both an individual level and also collectively, as a strong, purposeful, diverse and cohesive community. 

You can view our current Prospectus HERE 

The Post-16 Team - Who Are We? 

Mr A.J. Fox	Assistant Headteacher: Director of Post-16
Mr J. D. Sykes	Associate Assistant Headteacher: Post-16 (Y13 lead)
Mrs J.L. Pickard	Learning Leader: Post-16 (Y12 lead)
Mrs C. Walsh	Head of Pastoral Post-16
Mrs. J. Whitehead	Assistant Head of Pastoral Post-16
Ms J. Simkiss	Senior Student Achievement Manager (Year 12 &13)
Ms. S Hey	Attendance Officer
Mrs H. Boyd	Senior Tutor (Year 13)
Mr T. Boyd	Senior Tutor (Year 12)

A Welcome from the Head Students (2024-25)  

The post-16 student body at IGS is a hard-working and resilient community that prides itself on the core values of kindness, responsibility, and courage. Students embody and promote these values to create a friendly, inclusive and welcoming post-16 community. The vast range of extra-curricular clubs spanning sports, leadership and academics allows all students to take their own personal journey of discovery, whether that be related to school subjects or wider interests. 

Our large post-16 body enjoys playing an active role in both the IGS, and the wider Ilkley community through an array of participation initiatives. Students are given fantastic leadership opportunities and enjoy developing indispensable skills through interacting with, and guiding, the lower school students. Post- 16 teaching staff are able to stimulate learning beyond the curriculum by encouraging research and interest into wider areas of their subjects. Our excellent pastoral and academic support team ensure all students achieve their Personal Best, while looking after their personal well-being. IGS’s outstanding teaching, extra-curricular opportunities and support ensure all students leave as well-rounded individuals, well-prepared for whatever journey lays ahead, and proud to have been an IGS student.” 

Lois Skelton, Justin Derla and Lottie Johnson – Head Students 2024-25