West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
4 Town Street, Stanningley, Pudsey, LS28 6HL
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Michelle Handscombe
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, 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
- Leeds West and Pudsey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 205
- Pupils on roll
- 310
- URN
- 134884
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Telephone
- 01133862450
About this school
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre is a community special school in Pudsey. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 310 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre, 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 16 June 2022, 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 | 15 | 13 | 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 | -5.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.00 | - | - |
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 | 17 | 26 | 20 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.48 -2.15 to -0.80 | -1.44 -2.00 to -0.89 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
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 West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1.2 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2.2 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 1.9 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 245 |
| 2023/24 | 271 |
| 2024/25 | 287 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.18%
- English as an additional language
- 9.1%
- Overall absence
- 9.98%
- Persistent absence
- 31.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Froebelian School1.7 miles
Independent schools
-
Armley Grange School2.1 miles
Special schools · Leeds
-
Woodhouse Grove School2.7 miles
Independent schools · Bradford
-
Leeds Trinity University2.8 miles
Universities · Leeds
-
Core Training and Development limited2.8 miles
Independent schools · Leeds
Other schools in Pudsey
- Calverley Parkside Primary School Primary
- Farsley Farfield Primary School Primary
- Farsley Springbank Primary School Primary
- Greenside Primary School Primary
- Lowtown Primary School Primary
- Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School Primary
- Pudsey Waterloo Primary Primary
- Southroyd Primary and Nursery School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Stanningley Primary School Primary
- Co-op Academy Priesthorpe Secondary
- Crawshaw Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre teach?
- West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Pudsey.
- Who is the headteacher of West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre?
- The headteacher of West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre is Michelle Handscombe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre, 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 West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre?
- West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre has 310 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre full?
- West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre has capacity for 205 pupils and 310 on roll (151%), 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 West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre a faith school?
- No. West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre have?
- The schools register lists West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; 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 West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre'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 West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre's absence rate?
- West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre's overall absence rate is 10% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre'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 1 July 2026.