Compass Community School Willow Park
Willow Street, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2BU
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 6 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Thornton
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Halifax
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 72
- URN
- 148059
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01422557273
About this school
Compass Community School Willow Park is an independent special school in Calderdale. It teaches children aged 6 to 18 and has 72 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Compass Community School Willow Park under its current framework. 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
Compass Community School Willow Park has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in December 2020, 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 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
| Attainment 8 score | 4.0 | - | 5.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.3 | - | 0.3 |
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 Willow Park has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Calderdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | — | 39 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 5.9 | 37.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 25 |
| 2023/24 | 33 |
| 2024/25 | 45 |
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
- 72
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Gleddings School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Halifax
-
Beacon Lights Schools1.3 miles
Independent schools · Halifax
-
Broadwood School1.5 miles
Special schools · Halifax
-
Ravenscliffe High School1.6 miles
Special schools · Halifax
-
Stafford Hall School1.9 miles
Special schools · Halifax
Common questions
- What year groups does Compass Community School Willow Park teach?
- Compass Community School Willow Park teaches children aged 6 to 18. It is a special school in Calderdale.
- Who is the headteacher of Compass Community School Willow Park?
- The headteacher of Compass Community School Willow Park is Mrs Sarah Thornton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Compass Community School Willow Park been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Compass Community School Willow Park 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 Compass Community School Willow Park?
- Compass Community School Willow Park has 72 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 6 to 18.
- Is Compass Community School Willow Park full?
- Compass Community School Willow Park has capacity for 105 pupils and 72 on roll (69%), 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 Willow Park a faith school?
- No. Compass Community School Willow Park has no designated religious character.
- How have Compass Community School Willow Park's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 4 in 2022/23 and 5.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Compass Community School Willow Park's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Compass Community School Willow Park'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.