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The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form

Boothroyd, Brighouse, West Yorkshire, HD6 3JW

Special / SEND
Ages 5–19
Boys
Boarding available
Sixth form

Overview

The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form is a special / send school (non-maintained special school) in Brighouse, Yorkshire and the Humber, for pupils aged 5–19. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type
Non-maintained special school
Establishment group
Special schools
Age range
Ages 5–19
Gender of entry
Boys
Boarding
Boarding school
Sixth form
Yes
School capacity
87
Pupils on roll
83
URN
107589

Admissions

Local authority
Calderdale

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Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

Secondary

2024/25 results

DfE does not publish a directly comparable England figure for independent schools, so no comparison is shown.

  • Attainment 8 score

    School
    0.6

    Pupils included: 7

  • Grade 5 or above in English & maths

    School
    0%

    Pupils included: 7

  • Grade 4 or above in English & maths

    School
    0%

    Pupils included: 7

  • Entering the EBacc

    School
    0%

    Pupils included: 7

Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 13 September 2023 · Published 15 November 2023

Original education inspection framework (September 2019 to August 2024)

Overall effectiveness

Outstanding

This is a historical Ofsted judgement given under the previous inspection framework. It is not a School Nest rating.

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding was effective
Yes
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

SEND and additional needs

Types of special educational need recorded in the official dataset. These describe recorded provision, not a judgement of quality.

  • SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
  • SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
  • ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
  • SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health

Location

Address
Boothroyd, Brighouse, West Yorkshire, HD6 3JW
Local authority
Calderdale

Inspection

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Inspectorate
Ofsted

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