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High Well School

Special school in Pontefract WF8 2DD

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  • School Reference Number: 131526
  • Address: Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2DD
  • Head Teacher: Mrs Heather Fleming
  • Telephone: 01924 572100
  • Website: highwellschool.org.uk
  • Type: Special schools
  • Sub-Type: Community special school
  • Phase: Not applicable
  • Pupil Capacity: 108
  • Local Education Authority: Wakefield
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 9 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: September 2005* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

Linked Entries

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 03/05/2017

Rating published on 01/06/2017

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
22 September 2022 23 November 2022 School inspection
3 May 2017 1 June 2017 Full inspection Good
11 October 2016 11 November 2016 Monitoring visit
13 November 2015 1 December 2015 Monitoring visit
25 March 2015 28 April 2015 Full inspection Requires Improvement
12 November 2014 4 December 2014 Monitoring visit
24 June 2014 15 July 2014 Monitoring visit
8 April 2014 12 May 2014 Monitoring visit
3 December 2013 20 December 2013 Monitoring visit
2 July 2013 23 July 2013 Monitoring visit
26 March 2013 17 May 2013 Full inspection Inadequate
3 November 2010 25 November 2010 Full inspection Satisfactory
27 April 2010 12 May 2010 Monitoring visit
15 September 2009 29 October 2009 Full inspection Inadequate
12 September 2006 10 October 2006 Full inspection Satisfactory

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Unique Reference Number131526
Local Authority Code384
Local Authority NameWakefield
Establishment Number7056
School / College NameHigh Well School
Establishment Type Code07
Establishment typeCommunity special school
Establishment Type Group Code5
Establishment Type GroupSpecial schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-09-2005
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 0
Phase of educationNot applicable
Age range Low9
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code0
Official sixth formNot applicable
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity108
Special Classes Code1
Special classesHas Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils106
Number of Boys93
Number of Girls13
Percentage Free School Meals71.70
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot under a federation
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10015828
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date22-01-2025
StreetRookhill Road
Locality
Address3
TownPontefract
County (name)West Yorkshire
PostcodeWF8 2DD
Websitewww.highwellschool.org.uk
Telephone01924572100
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameHeather
Headteacher/Principal last nameFleming
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHead Teacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionResourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll108
Resourced provision capacity110
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeD
Government Office RegionYorkshire and the Humber
District CodeE08000036
DistrictWakefield
Ward CodeE05001456
WardPontefract South
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001428
Parliamentary ConstituencyPontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE08000036
Easting446905
Northing421336
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Wakefield 018
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Wakefield 018C
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
CountryUnited Kingdom
UPRN63190818
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02002455
LSOA CodeE01011852
Free School Meals76
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN131526
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/131526
LAESTAB3847056
School nameHigh Well School
Ofsted phaseSpecial
Type of educationCommunity Special School
School open date01/09/2005
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formNot applicable
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth East, Yorkshire and the Humber
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Local authorityWakefield
Parliamentary constituencyPontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeWF8 2DD
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile5
Total number of pupils106
Statutory lowest age8
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10240717
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection131526
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection3847056
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionHigh Well School
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionCommunity Special School
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection23/09/2022
Ungraded inspection publication date22/11/2022
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10031034
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date03/05/2017
Publication date01/06/2017
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection131526
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection3847056
School name at time of latest graded inspectionHigh Well School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionCommunity Special School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS453791
Previous inspection start date25/03/2015
Previous publication date28/04/2015
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection131526
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection3847056
School name at time of previous graded inspectionHigh Well School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity Special School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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