Wharfedale Lodge, 11 Ben Rhydding Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire LS29 8RL
10 reasons to choose Moorfield School
Top line
Moorfield School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 80. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Ilkley and one of the 4 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Moorfield School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (40%/60%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school. Moorfield School fees are £4,126 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT but include lunches.
Average class size
Moorfield School has one class per year and an average class size of 11 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for Moorfield School leavers are a small number of local grammar and selective independent schools with Harrogate Ladies College, Bradford Grammar, Skipton Girls’ High School , Giggleswick, and Ilkley Grammar accounting for 80% of leavers.
The Moorfield School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHEE, cookery, reasoning, French, Spanish. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers. Regular bushcraft sessions for each year group, and residentials from Year 4.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for computing from Year 5.
Sport at Moorfield School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Moorfield School
Art, music and drama (from Year 2) are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and some take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Choir and one or two instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 6.15pm. Minibus service.
Find another school near Moorfield School
Westville House School (2 miles); Ghyll Royd School (2.9 miles); Woodhouse Grove School, Bronte House (9.7 miles).
Ben Rhydding Primary School (0.6 miles); Ashlands Primary School (1.3 miles); Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Ilkley (1.4 miles).
Woodhouse Grove School (9.9 miles); Bradford Grammar School (11.8 miles); Bradford Christian School (11.8 miles).
Ilkley Grammar School (0.3 miles); St. Mary’s Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy (4.9 miles); Guiseley School (5.9 miles).