Welcome to Moorfield School, an outstanding private school and nursery in Ilkley
Moorfield School and Nursery joins Bradford Grammar School
Moorfield School and Nursery in Ilkley has joined Bradford Grammar School in a move that secures the school’s long-term future and strengthens independent education across the region. The partnership brings Moorfield into the BGS Foundation while retaining its distinctive ethos, leadership and identity. Click here to read more details on the partnership
At Moorfield School, we achieve the rare balance between academic rigour and creating a fun, friendly and caring environment where boys and girls can thrive. Strength in the staff ensures that each child is very well taught at every level and leaves the school at eleven with the confidence to take life in their stride at their next school of choice.
This website will offer you a flavour of life at Moorfield. We hope you like what you see. Please contact us to arrange a visit at any time as EVERY DAY IS OPEN DAY!
Last term, our Moorfield team rescued an injured hedgehog and took her to the wonderful Prickly Pigs Hedgehog Rescue, where she was found to be expecting four hoglets!
Last night, we were delighted to release three of those hoglets back into the wild. A heartwarming result made possible by quick action, care and compassion. At Moorfield, caring for our community includes the wildlife we share it with.
A gentle reminder to always check hedgerows, bushes and undergrowth before strimming or mowing- just a few extra moments can save a life.
Prickly Pigs Hedgehog Rescue is a charity that has supported Moorfield many times, doing incredible work rescuing and rehabilitating local hedgehogs. If you can, please consider supporting them through donations, volunteering or sharing their work. We’re so grateful for the happy ending they helped create. 🦔
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A Moorfield childhood is time to wonder, space to create and the agency to follow an idea wherever it leads.
Here, children are trusted to make choices, pursue their interests and help shape their own learning.
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Happy Yorkshire Day!
With beautiful Ilkley Moor on our doorstep, the great outdoors is so much more than a backdrop to life at Moorfield. From Nursery to Senior Six, we embrace its beauty and adventure to enrich our curriculum, inspire curiosity and create joyful learning experiences.
Yorkshire roots. Moorland adventures. A Moorfield childhood.
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A few years ago, one of our Reception classes set themselves a goal: to climb Whernside.
Raise children who believe they can. Give them adventures they’ll never forget and the confidence to overcome whatever lies ahead. Give them a Moorfield childhood.
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Blink and you’ll miss it… from Reception adventures to Senior Six leavers, where did the time go?
Those little faces have now flown the nest, but looking back reminds us what childhood at Moorfield is truly about: laughter, friendship, mud, big imaginations and quiet moments of unhurried growth. Even through the uncertainty of COVID and learning from home, their spirit never dimmed.
Now, as they step into their next adventure, we’re reminded that childhood should never be rushed. At Moorfield, those moments matter just as much as where they lead.
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Our Holiday Club is off to a fantastic start!
Led by Mrs Driver and supported by our own familiar Early Years staff, Moorfield children can enjoy fun-filled days from 8:00am–4:00pm in a safe, caring environment.
Each week we’re ‘visiting’ a different continent with exciting arts and crafts, themed activities, outdoor play and plenty of opportunities for children to make friends and create their own adventures.
There are still spaces available if you’d like to join us for the summer holidays! 🌍
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