Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 3–7 · Ossett, Wakefield
Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery is a primary school in Ossett, Wakefield for ages 3–7 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 1 November 2022.
Key facts
- Address
- Healey Road, Ossett, WF5 8LB
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Wakefield
- Pupils on roll
- 161 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 1 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery.”
- “This is a nurturing and friendly school.”
- “Kindness is demonstrated through the school vision: Dimple Well ‘CARES’.”
To improve
- “Teachers’ use of assessment is variable.”
- “Where this is less effective, it is due to missed purposeful assessment opportunities.”
- “This can hinder pupils’ progress.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 December 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 43 first-preference applications, 43 offers in total, 43 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wakefield.
- Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School 0.2 mi Not judged
- South Ossett Infant Academy 0.4 mi Good
- St Ignatius Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Some aspects not as strong
- Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged
- Ossett South Parade Primary 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Towngate Primary Academy 0.7 mi Improved significantly
- Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy 1.1 mi School remains Good