OFSTED
Latest ungraded inspection
10 July 2024
Latest published outcome
School remains Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community special school
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Calderdale
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
2025/26
Total pupils
155
155 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
53
34.2% of pupils
Male pupils
102
65.8% of pupils
17.1 pts
above England
School
41.9%
Calderdale
27.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
18.4 pts
below England
School
1.9%
Calderdale
14.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Calderdale
1.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other Asian background
11.0%
17
Any other Black background
1.9%
3
White and Black African
1.9%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an
education, health and care plan.
2025/26
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
155 of
155 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber
20.9%
SEN support
0.0%
0 pupils
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
EHC plans
100.0%
155 pupils
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder
81
Speech, language & communication
26
Severe learning difficulty
19
Profound & multiple learning difficulty
13
Moderate learning difficulty
6
Multi-sensory impairment
3
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published
2025/26 Department for Education school-level data.
Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support
and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education
absence data for
2024/25.
Lower absence rates are generally
better.
2024/25
ABSENCE RATE
Overall absence
7.28%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.07 pts
higher than
England
School
7.28%
Calderdale
5.52%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
20.71%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.90 pts
higher than
England
School
20.71%
Calderdale
13.43%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
1.43%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.38 pts
lower than
England
School
1.43%
Calderdale
1.03%
Yorkshire and The Humber
1.77%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.