Compass Community School North
Long Lea House, 5 Halifax Road, West Yorkshire, HX5 0SH
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 17
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Rayner
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 11
- Pupils on roll
- 3
- URN
- 138441
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 07759711731
About this school
Compass Community School North is a boys' independent special school in West Yorkshire. It teaches children aged 11 to 17 and has 3 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Compass Community School North under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Compass Community School North has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in July 2012, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 7.0 | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.8 | - |
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 Compass Community School North has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7 |
| 2023/24 | 9 |
| 2024/25 | 7 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 2
- Pupils on SEN support
- 1
Location
Nearby schools
-
William Henry Smith Specialist College0.4 miles
Other types · Elland
-
Ravenscliffe High School1.3 miles
Special schools · Halifax
-
Stafford Hall School1.5 miles
Special schools · Halifax
-
The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form1.7 miles
Special schools · Brighouse
-
The Gleddings School1.7 miles
Independent schools · Halifax
Other schools in West Yorkshire
- Broadbeck Learning Centre Special schools
- Ackworth School Independent schools
- LS-TEN Independent schools
- Rida Girls High School Independent schools
- Silcoates School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Compass Community School North teach?
- Compass Community School North teaches children aged 11 to 17. It is a special school in West Yorkshire.
- Who is the headteacher of Compass Community School North?
- The headteacher of Compass Community School North is Mr Michael Rayner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Compass Community School North been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Compass Community School North under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Compass Community School North?
- Compass Community School North has 3 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 17.
- Is Compass Community School North full?
- Compass Community School North has capacity for 11 pupils and 3 on roll (27%), 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 Compass Community School North a faith school?
- No. Compass Community School North has no designated religious character.
- What are Compass Community School North's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Compass Community School North'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 24 July 2026.