Balance Alternative Provision
Other independent special school · Ages 11–16 · Knottingley, Wakefield
Balance Alternative Provision is an independent special school in Knottingley, Wakefield for ages 11–16.
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Key facts
- Address
- The White Building, Lock Hill, Ferrybridge, Knottingley, WF11 8NE
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Council
- Wakefield
- Pupils on roll
- 32 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- z of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy their time at the school.”
- “Staff show genuine care and commitment to pupils.”
- “They know and understand pupils’ needs and interests.”
To improve
- “However, at key stage 4, this curriculum does not provide pupils with a deep and coherent enough body of subject knowledge and skills.”
- “However, sometimes at key stage 3, teachers do not check pupils' understanding with enough rigour.”
- “They move on to the next stage of learning before pupils are ready.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 2025 (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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