Primary school in Ossett, Wakefield
Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery
Healey Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 8LB
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 1 November 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 161
- Places
- 180
- How full
- 89% full — 161 of 180 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 76 / 85
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistently absent
- 7%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 17%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- With an EHC plan
- 4%
- On SEN support
- 9%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Wakefield 025A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 27%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 15%
- Households owning their home
- 79%
- Households in social housing
- 5%
- Households with no car
- 13%
- Adults economically inactive
- 35%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- Education Ossett - Community Trust
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Kate Dilworth
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Ward
- Ossett
- Constituency
- Ossett and Denby Dale
- URN
- 108171
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 94% | 0.2 mi |
| South Ossett Infant AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 0.4 mi |
| St Ignatius Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 79% | 0.4 mi |
| Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 53% | 0.6 mi |
| Ossett South Parade PrimaryCommunity school | Good 2024 | 60% | 0.7 mi |
| Towngate Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 49% | 0.7 mi |
| Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant SchoolFoundation school | Good 2022 | 60% | 1 mi |
| Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 93% | 1.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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