Hall Cliffe Primary School, Wakefield
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Hall Cliffe Primary School excels at welcoming pupils who have experienced disrupted education and helping them feel secure and supported. The school's combination of strong teaching, clinical expertise, and personalized therapeutic support helps pupils make real progress and build confidence. Parents recognise the staff's genuine commitment to their children's development and wellbeing.
Key Strengths
- Strong inclusion and support systems with on-site clinical and therapeutic teams to identify and meet individual pupil needs
- Effective reading instruction where pupils make quick progress with regular support from knowledgeable staff
- Well-sequenced curriculum adapted to pupils' starting points and specific needs, including SEND
- Improved attendance rates when pupils join the school, creating a safe and supportive environment
- Positive pastoral support helping pupils develop emotional regulation and manage their behaviour
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent retention of learning - pupils sometimes remember activities but lack detailed understanding of subject matter
- Lesson pacing sometimes moves too quickly before pupils have secured intended knowledge
- Some pupils continue to struggle with behaviour management and dysregulation, resulting in occasional verbal or physical abuse
- Inconsistency in how teaching staff design lessons and use lesson time
- Pupils' knowledge of PSHE curriculum, including online safety, is not consistently secure
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met, with leaders establishing an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed, ensuring pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Life skills programme, fun Fridays, visits to places of worship, in-school workshops on racism and charity
Hall Cliffe Primary School is an independent school that provides education and therapeutic support for pupils with significant learning gaps and complex needs. The school has established systems to identify and support pupils' individual requirements, helping them make progress from their starting points.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Over capacity
34 pupils
34 capacity
0 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Wakefield
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Wakefield
Admissions Demand - Wakefield
Places available
4,320
Applications
3,997
Got 1st preference
91.0%
Got preferred school
96.9%
Secondary admissions across Wakefield (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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