Wood Bank School

Dene View, Luddenden, Halifax, HX2 6PB

Ofsted: Good

Independent

Phase

70

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 140
Boys: 109 (78%)
Girls: 31 (22%)
Capacity: 70 (200% full)
SEND: 100.0%
FSM Eligible: 52.9%
EAL: 17.1%
SEN with EHC Plan: 100.0%
SEN Support: 0.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 8.1:1
Teachers (FTE): 17.3
Budget per Pupil: £27,204/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 12.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 35.9% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Community special school
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Not applicable
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 61.1%
Asian Pakistani: 16.6%
White Other: 4.3%
Black African: 4.3%
Mixed Other: 3.6%
Other: 3.6%
Mixed White & Asian: 2.2%
Mixed White & Black African: 1.4%

61.1%

White British

16.6%

Asian Pakistani

4.3%

White Other

Historical Trends

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

admin@woodbank.calderdale.sch.uk

Dene View

Halifax, Yorkshire and the Humber

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Administrative

URN: 107590
UKPRN: 10077005
Establishment No.: 7008

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