The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form
Special schoolThe William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form is a special school in Calderdale, for pupils aged 5 to 19. It had 83 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), September 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 13 September 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
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 The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form was 8.7, against 49.0 in Calderdale 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 secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Calderdale | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 8.7 | 49.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 51.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 20% | 69% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 10 | – | – |
- The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form 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.
- 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- Field Lane Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), October 2023. 18% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)430 m
- Highbury SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, July 2024700 m
- Rastrick High SchoolSecondary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, October 2023. Attainment 8 of 50.9 (2025/26, provisional)870 m
- Carr Green Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2024. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)980 m
- Longroyde Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Old Earth Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Outstanding, December 2022. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Calderdale
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).