Hall Cliffe School
Dovecote Lane, Wakefield, WF4 6BB
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 8 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vicky Prosser
- Constituency
- Ossett and Denby Dale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 104
- Pupils on roll
- 86
- URN
- 141860
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924663420
About this school
Hall Cliffe School is an independent special school in Wakefield. It teaches children aged 8 to 17 and has 86 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Hall Cliffe School 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
Hall Cliffe School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in February 2015, 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 | 19 | 17 | 21 |
| Attainment 8 score | 9.6 | 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
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 Hall Cliffe 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 | Wakefield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6 | 38.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 7.1 | 39.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 6.7 | 38.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 99 |
| 2023/24 | 100 |
| 2024/25 | 101 |
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
- 83
- Pupils on SEN support
- 3
Location
Nearby schools
-
Evolve Academy0.9 miles
Academies · Wakefield
-
Silcoates School2.4 miles
Independent schools · West Yorkshire
-
Denby Grange School2.5 miles
Special schools · Wakefield
-
Highfield School2.6 miles
Special schools · Ossett
-
Hall Cliffe Primary School2.7 miles
Special schools · Wakefield
Other schools in Wakefield
- Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Community Ltd) Other types
- Denby Grange School Special schools
- Enrich Academy Academies
- Evolve Academy Academies
- Hall Cliffe Primary School Special schools
- Hammer Lane Academy Special schools
- Kingsland Primary School Special schools
- Meadowcroft School Special schools
- Pinderfields Hospital PRU Local authority maintained schools
- Crigglestone Nursery School Nursery
- The Castle Nursery School Nursery
- Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hall Cliffe School teach?
- Hall Cliffe School teaches children aged 8 to 17. It is a special school in Wakefield.
- Who is the headteacher of Hall Cliffe School?
- The headteacher of Hall Cliffe School is Mrs Vicky Prosser, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hall Cliffe School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Hall Cliffe School 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 big is Hall Cliffe School?
- Hall Cliffe School has 86 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 8 to 17.
- Is Hall Cliffe School full?
- Hall Cliffe School has capacity for 104 pupils and 86 on roll (83%), 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 Hall Cliffe School a faith school?
- No. Hall Cliffe School has no designated religious character.
- How have Hall Cliffe School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 9.6 in 2022/23 and 6.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Hall Cliffe School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hall Cliffe 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 24 July 2026.