Highfield School
Foundation special school · Ages 11–19 · Ossett, Wakefield
Highfield School is a special school in Ossett, Wakefield for ages 11–19. Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 23 November 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Gawthorpe Lane, Ossett, WF5 9BS
- Type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 11–19
- Council
- Wakefield
- Pupils on roll
- 210 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 51.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 23 November 2023
Strengths
- “Highfield School prepares pupils with a wide range of special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) effectively for adulthood.”
- “It meets their social, behavioural and academic needs well.”
- “By the time pupils and students leave school, the school puts plans in place to help them to thrive in the future.”
To improve
- “Although the development of skills is addressed well across the curriculum, the precise subject knowledge that teachers want pupils to learn is not clearly identified.”
- “On occasion, this lack of precision creates gaps in pupils’ knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Wakefield.
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