Pinderfields Hospital PRU
Pinderfields Hospital PRU is a pupil referral unit in Wakefield for boys and girls aged 2 to 19. It has 104 pupils, 75 more than it has places for. About 56 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
The Wrenthorpe Centre, Imperial Avenue, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0LW01924 298351pinderfieldshospitalpru.co.ukMr Shaun Booth headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 8 March 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good 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 Wakefield council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (45), Autistic spectrum disorder (24), emotional and mental health (15), Physical disability (6), Profound and multiple learning difficulty (6), Severe learning difficulty (5).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 104 | 93 | 91 | 80 | 67 | 77 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 45% | 41% | 42% | 44% | 40% | 40% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 11% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 5% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 7% | 4% | 0% | 23% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 93% | 96% | 100% | 77% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrenthorpe Academy | Academy | 40 m | 314 | Not inspected | 39 | Compare |
| Jerry Clay Academy | Academy | 580 m | 211 | Outstanding 2023 | 97 | Compare |
| Hall Cliffe Primary School | Independent | 590 m | 34 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Silcoates School | Independent | 930 m | 517 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Outwood Grange Academy | Academy | 980 m | 1,900 | Good 2024 | 51 | Compare |
| Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs | Church of England | 0.8 miles | 267 | Good 2022 | 43 | Compare |
| Newton Hill Community School | Council | 0.8 miles | 338 | Good 2024 | 82 | Compare |
| Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane | Academy | 0.9 miles | 456 | Not inspected | 80 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Pinderfields Hospital PRU a good school?
Pinderfields Hospital PRU doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in March 2023.
What is Pinderfields Hospital PRU's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Pinderfields Hospital PRU good at its last full inspection on 8 March 2023.
How many pupils does Pinderfields Hospital PRU have?
104 pupils aged 2 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 29 places, so it is 359% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- The Wrenthorpe Centre, Imperial Avenue, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0LW
- Telephone
- 01924 298351
- Website
- www.pinderfieldshospitalpru.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Shaun Booth
- Type of school
- Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 2-19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Ward
- Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
- Constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2013 (new provision)
- URN
- 139560 · LAESTAB 3841102 · UKPRN 10041218
- Formerly
- Pinderfields Hospital School
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, consistent financial reporting 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.