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High Well School

URN
131526
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
High Well School
URN
131526
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
9-16
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

34 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

10

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

10

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
22 November 2022
Inspection date
23 September 2022
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 22 November 2022

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Wakefield
Admissions portal
Sheffield admissions
School website
www.highwellschool.org.uk

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

Not published

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

Not published

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

Not published

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

Not published

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

WF8 2DD - Rookhill Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire

Contact details

Address
Rookhill Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire
Postcode
WF8 2DD
Phone
1924572100
Website
www.highwellschool.org.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Wakefield
Local authority code
384

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 367 schools in Wakefield.

Authority statistics

Total schools

367

Open schools

158

Closed schools

209

Primary schools

253

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    22 November 202223 September 2022-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 22 November 2022
    • School remains Good

      Published
      22 November 2022
      Inspected
      23 September 2022
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Key stage 4 (secondary)

    Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

    Attainment 8

    Attainment 8

    1.7

    Progress 8

    Progress 8

    Not published

    English and maths grade 5 or above

    English & maths 5+

    0.0%

    English and maths grade 4 or above

    English & maths 4+

    0.0%

    EBacc entry

    EBacc entry

    0.0%

    EBacc achievement

    EBacc achievement

    0.0%

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    55.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    0.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    0.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    15.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    41

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary253 (70.1%)
    • Secondary41 (11.4%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other67 (18.6%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Pontefract Chequerfield Infant School0 mPrimaryClosed
    De Lacy Primary School270 mPrimaryOpen
    Pontefract De Lacy Primary School270 mPrimaryClosed
    Pontefract Willow Park Junior School612 mPrimaryClosed
    Harewood Centre Nursery School661 mNurseryOpen
    Cherry Tree Academy674 mPrimaryOpen
    Pontefract Cobblers Lane Infant School680 mPrimaryClosed
    Pontefract Cobblers Lane Junior School767 mPrimaryClosed
    Cherry Tree Academy767 mPrimaryClosed
    Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy768 mPrimaryOpen
    • Pontefract Chequerfield Infant School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • De Lacy Primary School
      Distance
      270 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Pontefract De Lacy Primary School
      Distance
      270 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Pontefract Willow Park Junior School
      Distance
      612 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Wakefield)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Ackworth SchoolNot applicableWF7 7LTOpen
    Balance Alternative ProvisionNot applicableWF11 8NEOpen
    Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Community Ltd)Not applicableWF4 3JLOpen
    Cathedral Middle SchoolNot applicableWF2 8QFClosed
    Cliff School at St John's LodgeNot applicableWF1 3JTClosed
    • Ackworth School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      WF7 7LT
      Status
      Open
    • Balance Alternative Provision
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      WF11 8NE
      Status
      Open
    • Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Community Ltd)
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      WF4 3JL
      Status
      Open
    • Cathedral Middle School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      WF2 8QF
      Status
      Closed
    Harewood Centre Nursery School
    Distance
    661 m
    Phase
    Nursery
    Status
    Open
  • Cherry Tree Academy
    Distance
    674 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Pontefract Cobblers Lane Infant School
    Distance
    680 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Pontefract Cobblers Lane Junior School
    Distance
    767 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Cherry Tree Academy
    Distance
    767 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
    Distance
    768 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Cliff School at St John's Lodge
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    WF1 3JT
    Status
    Closed