Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery
Healey Road, Ossett, WF5 8LB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- Education Ossett - Community Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Dilworth
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ossett and Denby Dale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 161
- URN
- 108171
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924635033
About this school
Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery is a foundation primary school in Ossett. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 161 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 205 |
| 2024/25 | 184 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery compares
Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.2% | 17% | 161 | — |
| Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 94% | 3.8% | 14.3% | 336 | 0.2 miles |
| South Ossett Infant Academy | — | 3.3% | 6.8% | 71 | 0.4 miles |
| St Ignatius Catholic Primary School | 79% | 3.4% | 11.8% | 138 | 0.4 miles |
| Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School | 53% | 5.7% | 14.6% | 341 | 0.6 miles |
| Ossett South Parade Primary | 60% | 4.6% | 26.5% | 418 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.99%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.16%
- Persistent absence
- 7.08%
Location
Nearby schools
- 0.2 miles
-
South Ossett Infant Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Ossett
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St Ignatius Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wakefield
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Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ossett
-
Ossett South Parade Primary0.7 miles
Primary · Wakefield
Other schools in Ossett
- Gawthorpe Community Academy Primary
- Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School Primary
- Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- South Ossett Infant Academy Primary
- Towngate Primary Academy Primary
- Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College Secondary
- Highfield School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery teach?
- Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Ossett.
- Who is the headteacher of Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery is Mrs Kate Dilworth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery, 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 Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery?
- Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery has 161 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery full?
- Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery has capacity for 180 pupils and 161 on roll (89%), so it has space against 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 Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery?
- Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery is part of Education Ossett - Community Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.