Compass Community School Hemsworth
58 Highfield Road, Hemsworth, WF9 4EA
This school is closed (it closed in March 2026).
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Rayner
- Constituency
- Normanton and Hemsworth
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 8
- Pupils on roll
- 0
- URN
- 147306
- Local authority
- Wakefield
About this school
Compass Community School Hemsworth was an independent special school in Wakefield. It taught children aged 11 to 17 and had 0 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Compass Community School Hemsworth has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2019, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 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 | - | - |
Trends over time
How Compass Community School Hemsworth 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 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 3 |
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
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakfield Park School2.1 miles
Special schools · Pontefract
-
Ackworth School2.8 miles
Independent schools · West Yorkshire
-
The Robert Ogden School4.2 miles
Special schools · Barnsley
-
Hammer Lane Academy4.8 miles
Special schools · Wakefield
-
Enrich Academy4.8 miles
Academies · Wakefield
Common questions
- What ages does Compass Community School Hemsworth teach?
- Compass Community School Hemsworth taught children aged 11 to 17. It was a special school in Wakefield.
- Has Compass Community School Hemsworth been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Compass Community School Hemsworth 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 Hemsworth?
- Compass Community School Hemsworth had 0 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 17.
- What are Compass Community School Hemsworth's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Compass Community School Hemsworth'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.