The Grange School
The Grange School is an independent special school in Castleford for boys and girls aged 5 to 14. It has 25 pupils and room for 40.
Methley Rd, Castleford, WF10 1PN01977 238471education.keyschildren.co.uk/school/the-grange-schoolMrs Jennie Allport headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 25 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy | Academy | 90 m | 401 | Good 2023 | 20 | Compare |
| Ackton Pastures Primary Academy | Academy | 980 m | 356 | Good 2023 | 36 | Compare |
| Half Acres Primary Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 424 | No overall grade 2025 | 38 | Compare |
| Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy | Academy | 1.1 miles | 473 | Good 2020 | – | Compare |
| Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery | Council | 1.1 miles | 169 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford | Academy | 1.1 miles | 197 | No overall grade 2024 | 32 | Compare |
| Castleford Park Junior Academy | Academy | 1.3 miles | 412 | Good 2024 | 42 | Compare |
| Castleford Academy | Academy | 1.3 miles | 1,480 | No overall grade 2025 | 68 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Grange School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Grange School yet.
How many pupils does The Grange School have?
25 pupils aged 5 to 14 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 40 places, so it is 63% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Methley Rd, Castleford, WF10 1PN
- Telephone
- 01977 238471
- Website
- education.keyschildren.co.uk/school/the-grange-school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennie Allport
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-14
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Ward
- Altofts and Whitwood
- Constituency
- Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 15 December 2009 (new provision)
- URN
- 136040 · LAESTAB 3846126 · UKPRN 10029127
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.
- 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.