Woodley School and College is a school located in Huddersfield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 01/11/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.8%, which is 2.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Dog Kennel Bank, Huddersfield, HD5 8JE
Website: www.woodleyschool.org.uk
Telephone: 01484223937
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Anne Lawton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107797

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 01/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity:
Number of Pupils: 119
Number of Boys: 93
Number of Girls: 26

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 21.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -9.7 Confidence interval -14.3 to -5.2
Writing
Well Below Average: -9.7 Confidence interval -13.9 to -5.5
Maths
Well Below Average: -8.1 Confidence interval -12.1 to -4.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.99 Confidence interval -2.74 to -1.23
Of the 12 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 11 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:0.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lowerhouses CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Junior Infant and Early Years School
Lowerhouses Lane , Almondbury HD5 8JY
3out of 4 552 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Moldgreen Community Primary School
The Avenue , Moldgreen HD5 8AE
3out of 4 815 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hillside Primary School
Headfield Road , Newsome HD4 6LU
- not rated 1,230 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School
Longcroft , Almondbury HD5 8XW
3out of 4 1,597 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School
Bow Street , HD1 4BJ
4out of 4 1,638 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newsome Academy
Castle Avenue , Newsome HD4 6JN
- not rated 2,159 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Netherhall Learning Campus High School
Netherhall Avenue , Rawthorpe HD5 9PG
3out of 4 2,176 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
King James's School
St Helen's Gate , Almondbury HD4 6SG
3out of 4 2,264 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Moor End Academy
Dryclough Road , Crosland Moor HD4 5JA
4out of 4 3,249 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kirklees College
Manchester Road , HD1 3LD
- not rated 1,244 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Greenhead College
Greenhead Road , HD1 4ES
- not rated 2,002 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodley School and College
Dog Kennel Bank , HD5 8JE
3out of 4 0 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Huddersfield
Lockside , Queensgate HD1 3DH
- not rated 844 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
ES Independent School Kirklees
20 Greenhead Road , Huddersfield HD1 4EN
- not rated 1,806 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Castle Hill: A Specialist College for Communication and Interaction
Newsome Road South , Newsome HD4 6JL
4out of 4 1,988 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Southgate School
Southfield Road , Almondbury HD5 8TG
3out of 4 2,035 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.