OFSTED
6 March 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Non-maintained special school
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Kirklees
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
43
43 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
17
39.5% of pupils
Male pupils
26
60.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
19.4 pts
above England
School
44.2%
Kirklees
27.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.3 pts
below England
School
14.0%
Kirklees
22.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Kirklees
0.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
53.5%
23
Any other Mixed background
14.0%
6
Pakistani
11.6%
5
Any other Asian background
4.7%
2
Unclassified
4.7%
2
White and Asian
4.7%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
43 of
43 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
73.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
17.79%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
11.57 pts
higher than
England
School
17.79%
Kirklees
6.10%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
53.57%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
37.76 pts
higher than
England
School
53.57%
Kirklees
15.51%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
7.14%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
5.34 pts
higher than
England
School
7.14%
Kirklees
1.53%
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 not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
95.6%
15.8 pts
above England
Hollybank School
95.6%
Kirklees
82.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber
84.5%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.