Special schools in Wakefield

• 155open schools
• 113primary
• 18secondary
• 12independent
• 56,122pupils

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13 schools, A to Z.

• Balance Alternative Provision

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 11 to 16 · 32 pupils

  The White Building, Lock Hill, Ferrybridge, Knottingley, WF11 8NE

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Denby Grange School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 11 to 18 · 50 pupils

  Off Stocksmoor Rd, Midgley, Wakefield, WF4 4JG

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

• Hall Cliffe Primary School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 5 to 11 · 34 pupils

  7 Wrenthorpe Lane, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0QB

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Hall Cliffe School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 8 to 17 · 86 pupils

  Dovecote Lane, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 6BB

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Hammer Lane Academy

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 4 to 7 · 28 pupils

  Hammer Lane, Sharlston, Wakefield, WF4 1DH

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• High Well School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 9 to 16 · 104 pupils

  Rookhill Road, Pontefract, WF8 2DD

  Ofsted 23 Sep 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Highfield School

  Special school · Foundation special school · ages 11 to 19 · 210 pupils

  Gawthorpe Lane, Ossett, WF5 9BS

  Ofsted 23 Nov 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Ivy Lane School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 10 to 19 · 51 pupils

  Ivy Lane School, Ivy Lane, Wakefield, WF1 4AZ

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Kingsland Primary School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 2 to 11 · 201 pupils

  Aberford Road, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4BA

  Ofsted 12 Jul 2023 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

• Meadowcroft School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 5 to 19 · 128 pupils

  24 Bar Lane, Wakefield, WF1 4AD

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

• Oakfield Park School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 11 to 19 · 176 pupils

  Barnsley Road, Ackworth, Pontefract, WF7 7DT

  Ofsted 5 Mar 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• The Grange School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 5 to 14 · 25 pupils

  Methley Rd, Castleford, WF10 1PN

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

• Wragby School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 8 to 16

  The Oswald Building, Wragby School, Doncaster Road, Wakefield, WF4 1QG

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

Towns in Wakefield

• Castleford (19)
• Knottingley (9)
• Normanton (9)
• Ossett (9)
• Pontefract (46)
• Wakefield (76)

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0). Towns are as written in each school’s official address.