High Well School
Special schoolHigh Well School is a special school in Wakefield, for pupils aged 9 to 16. It had 104 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, September 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 23 September 2022
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at High Well School was 4.5, against 45.8 in Wakefield and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 104 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 4.5 | 45.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 47.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 5.9% | 66.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 17 | – | – |
- High Well School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Ark De Lacy Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), March 2024. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)270 m
- Harewood Centre Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Good, July 2022660 m
- Cherry Tree AcademyPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), January 2024. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)670 m
- Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, September 2022. 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)770 m
- Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2023. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)930 m
- Ark Carleton High SchoolSecondary. Improved significantly, November 2024. Attainment 8 of 44.3 (2025/26, provisional)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Wakefield
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).