Wood Bank School
Dene View, Luddenden, Halifax, HX2 6PB
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jenna Port
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 142
- URN
- 107590
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01422884170
About this school
Wood Bank School is a community special school in Halifax. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 142 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wood Bank School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 April 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 10 | 16 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -6.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -7.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Wood Bank School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Calderdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 112 |
| 2023/24 | 122 |
| 2024/25 | 140 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.86%
- English as an additional language
- 17.1%
- Overall absence
- 12.42%
- Persistent absence
- 35.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brearley Hall School0.6 miles
Special schools
-
Broadwood School1.7 miles
Special schools · Halifax
-
Compass Community School Willow Park2.0 miles
Special schools
-
Beacon Lights Schools2.8 miles
Independent schools · Halifax
-
The Whitley AP Academy3.0 miles
Academies · Halifax
Other schools in Halifax
- Broadwood School Special schools
- Millcourt School Special schools
- Ravenscliffe High School Special schools
- Riverbank Primary School Special schools
- Stafford Hall School Special schools
- The Whitley AP Academy Academies
- Abbey Park Academy Primary
- All Saints' CofE Primary School Primary
- Ash Green Community Primary School Primary
- Barkisland CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill School Primary
- Bowling Green Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Wood Bank School teach?
- Wood Bank School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a special school in Halifax.
- Who is the headteacher of Wood Bank School?
- The headteacher of Wood Bank School is Mrs Jenna Port, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wood Bank School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wood Bank School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Wood Bank School?
- Wood Bank School has 142 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wood Bank School full?
- Wood Bank School has capacity for 70 pupils and 142 on roll (203%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wood Bank School a faith school?
- No. Wood Bank School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Wood Bank School have?
- The schools register lists Wood Bank School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Wood Bank School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Wood Bank School's absence rate?
- Wood Bank School's overall absence rate is 12.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wood Bank School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wood Bank School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.