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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery

Primary Foundation school URN 108171
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 180 Published school capacity
Capacity used 89.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

1 November 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
Published 8 December 2022 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Foundation school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Wakefield
Trust Education Ossett - Community Trust
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 161 142 full-time · 19 part-time
Female pupils 76 47.2% of pupils
Male pupils 85 52.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

11.8%
13.0 pts below England
School 11.8%
Wakefield 25.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

3.1%
17.2 pts below England
School 3.1%
Wakefield 12.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Wakefield 0.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
93.2%
150
Any other White background
2.5%
4
White and Black African
1.2%
2
African
0.6%
1
Any other Asian background
0.6%
1
Any other Mixed background
0.6%
1
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 9.9% 16 of 161 pupils
10.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 9.9%
Wakefield 21.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 7.5% 12 pupils
England 14.8% 7.3 pts below
EHC plans 2.5% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 3.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 4
Other difficulty or disability 3
Social, emotional & mental health 3
Specific learning difficulty 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Physical disability 1

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

4.16%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.06 pts lower than England
School 4.16%
Wakefield 6.30%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.08%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.74 pts lower than England
School 7.08%
Wakefield 16.12%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Wakefield 1.99%
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.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

89.4% 1.3 pts above England
Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery
89.4%
Wakefield
96.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information