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Hall Cliffe School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 8–17 · Independent special school
Dovecote Lane, Horbury, Wakefield WF4 6BB · witherslackgroup.co.uk · 01924 663420
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 6.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Wakefield 45.1, England 46
- Pupils
- 86
- 83% of 104 places
- Local authority
- Wakefield
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 6.7, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wakefield it was 45.1, and across England 46.
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼6.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.73 | 4.09 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Hall Cliffe School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 3 June 2025, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 3 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
What parents said
64% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (22 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 64%
- Replies
- 22
- 22% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on the 55% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (95%) with SEND