Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

WakefieldLocal Authority

Ossett and Denby DaleConstituency

WF5 8LBPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–7, located in Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 161 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Pupils

161

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

12%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 7
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 161
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 Dec 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
17 Feb 2009	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.