Woodley School and College
Dog Kennel Bank, Huddersfield, HD5 8JE
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Adrian Sugden
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Huddersfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 186
- URN
- 107797
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484223937
About this school
Woodley School and College is a community special school in Huddersfield. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 186 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 22 March 2023, 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 | 12 | 19 | 21 |
| 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 | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Woodley School and College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kirklees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 138 |
| 2023/24 | 158 |
| 2024/25 | 182 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.21%
- English as an additional language
- 25.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.4%
- Persistent absence
- 22.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
University of Huddersfield0.5 miles
Universities · Huddersfield
-
ES Independent School Kirklees1.0 miles
Independent schools
-
Castle Hill School1.1 miles
Academies · Huddersfield
-
Southgate School1.2 miles
Special schools · Huddersfield
-
Fable House1.9 miles
Special schools · Huddersfield
Other schools in Huddersfield
- Barraclough Hall School Special schools
- Castle Hill School Academies
- Edan Court School Special schools
- Fable House Special schools
- Fields Rise School Special schools
- Joseph Norton Academy Academies
- Pivot Academy Special schools
- Southgate School Special schools
- All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Ashbrow School Primary
- Beaumont Primary Academy Primary
- Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Woodley School and College teach?
- Woodley School and College teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in Huddersfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodley School and College?
- The headteacher of Woodley School and College is Mr Adrian Sugden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodley School and College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodley School and College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Woodley School and College?
- Woodley School and College has 186 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is Woodley School and College a faith school?
- No. Woodley School and College has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Woodley School and College have?
- The schools register lists Woodley School and College's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Woodley School and College'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 Woodley School and College's absence rate?
- Woodley School and College's overall absence rate is 9.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodley School and College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodley School and College'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.