High Well School

Rookhill Road, Pontefract, Wakefield, WF8 2DD

Not rated

Not yet inspected

Not inspected

Ofsted

1.7

Attainment 8

9–16

Ages

103

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Community special school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Wakefield →
School Type: Community special school
Age Range: Ages 9–16
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 103 / 110 (94%)
Religious Character: Does not apply

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

78.6%

Disadvantaged

EAL

100%

SEN support

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

Where pupils go next

55%

Sustained destination

55%

Stayed in education

Apprenticeship

Attendance

45.9%

Overall absence

79.3%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

15.6

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +0.3 vs 2023/24

8.2

Pupils per teacher

↓ -1.1 vs 2023/24

21.77

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -5.9 vs 2023/24

£47,143

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 19% on leadership pay

↑ +£4,793 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

↓ -1 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£26,265

Spend per pupil

£30,369

Income per pupil

36%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.