Ethos College
Ethos College is an academy alternative provision converter in Dewsbury for boys and girls aged 14 to 16. It has 46 pupils, 4 more than it has places for. About 46 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2023.
Knowles Hill Road, Dewsbury, WF13 4QS01924 469170Mrs Rebecca Smith headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 13 January 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Kirklees council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. SEN unit with 44 pupils, for autism, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Kirklees with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (24), Autistic spectrum disorder (7), language and communications needs (6), Specific learning difficulty (4), Moderate learning difficulty (2), Physical disability (2).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 46 | 44 | 36 | 23 | 17 | 18 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 46% | 59% | 44% | 57% | 77% | 83% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 4% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 3% | 4% | 18% | 11% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 97% | 96% | 82% | 78% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 13 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 46% | 70% | 78% |
| Education | 46% | 70% | 78% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 23% | 20% | 0% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmoor Primary School | Council | 570 m | 394 | Good 2024 | 43 | Compare |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy | Academy | 710 m | 212 | No overall grade 2024 | 43 | Compare |
| Westborough High School | Foundation | 840 m | 900 | Good 2022 | 48 | Compare |
| St John’s CE Primary School | Academy | 880 m | 240 | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
| St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy | Academy | 980 m | 992 | No overall grade 2025 | 4 | Compare |
| Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | Church of England | 0.6 miles | 274 | Good 2023 | 25 | Compare |
| The Branch Christian School | Independent | 0.7 miles | 17 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Manorfield Infant and Nursery School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 224 | No overall grade 2025 | 85 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Ethos College a good school?
Ethos College doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in January 2023.
What is Ethos College's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ethos College outstanding at its last full inspection on 13 January 2023.
How many pupils does Ethos College have?
46 pupils aged 14 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 42 places, so it is 110% full.
Does Ethos College have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It has sen unit for autism, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Knowles Hill Road, Dewsbury, WF13 4QS
- Telephone
- 01924 469170
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Smith
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 14-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Ethos Academy Trust (6 schools)
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Ward
- Dewsbury West
- Constituency
- Dewsbury and Batley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2018 (academy converter)
- URN
- 145433 · LAESTAB 3821101 · UKPRN 10080918
- Formerly
- Ethos College
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.