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High Well School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Rookhill Road
 Pontefract
 West Yorkshire WF8 2DD
Telephone: 01924 572100

School Type

Phase: Primary and Secondary (ages 9-16)
Type: Special Community School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Special
Established: 2005
History: This school arose from The Felkirk Centre

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Mark Richardson (since October 2025 – came from Danesgate Community)
Previous Headteacher: Jo Laidlaw
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 20.3 / 19.83
Non-teaching Staff*: 29.52
Number of pupils: 104
Pupils Per Teacher: 5.1
Sex: Mixed (90% boys / 10% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 79.80% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 27.4%
Local child deprivation rate: 18.6% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 5.1%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 11.2%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.9km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Financials

Total Income: £2,986,244*
Income Per Pupil: £28,713
* Income figures are for all schools in the same federation (see list below right)

Location and Administration

Authority: Wakefield
Electoral Ward: Pontefract South
School Number: 3847056

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 3rd May 2017 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
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Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
* Other schools occupying the same site, or related to this one through splits or mergers
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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