Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery

Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery has received a good rating overall, reflecting significant changes since its last inspection 13 years ago, when it was rated outstanding. The school provides a nurturing environment where pupils exhibit positive attitudes toward their learning, aided by a well-designed curriculum that captures their interest and fosters high aspirations. While leaders maintain a supportive culture for both students and staff, challenges in assessment practices have been identified as a potential area for improvement, which may impact the academic progress of some pupils. The school benefits from a strong leadership team committed to ensuring each pupil reaches their potential. In addition to a variety of extracurricular offerings, the school emphasizes reading and personal development. Relationships among staff and pupils are positive, contributing to a respectful school climate. Despite facing new challenges from recent education changes and the pandemic, the school stands as a supportive community with active parental involvement, and local authority collaboration to enhance its strengths and address areas needing attention.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes to their learning.
• Strong leadership and management drive high ambition for students.
• Early years provision effectively prepares children for their educational journey.
• Curriculum is interesting, ambitious, and well-sequenced.
• Staff foster a culture of kindness and high expectations.
• Leaders prioritize reading and support for pupils with gaps in knowledge.
• Effective safeguarding measures in place.
• Variety of extracurricular activities available to students.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent use of assessment leads to missed opportunities for identifying pupil knowledge.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery had 19.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 7.5% of pupils at Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery received £7,750 and spent £7,688 for each of its 152 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £117,000 (£774 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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All schools in Ossett · Wakefield local authority: places and applications

Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery is part of Education Ossett - Community Trust, which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School Ossett
• Highfield School Ossett

What is Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery have?

Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery has 161 pupils on roll.

What age range does Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery cover?

Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery?

Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery is at Healey Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 8LB.