The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form is a state-funded special for pupils aged 5–19, located in Calderdale, Yorkshire and The Humber.
The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 83 pupils.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2023
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Outstanding
Quality ofeducation
Outstanding
Personaldevelopment
Outstanding
Behaviour &attitudes
Outstanding
Sixth formprovision
Outstanding
Academic Performance
Above average
Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25
- Attainment 8
- 0.6
- EBacc average point score
- 0
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
100%Boys
0%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Special
- Age range
- 5 – 19
- Deprivation band
- Deprived
- Total pupils
- 83
- IDACI quintile
- 4 (Less deprived)
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 2023 | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| 26 Apr 2018 | 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.
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