William Henry Smith Specialist College
William Henry Smith Specialist College is a special post 16 institution in Elland for boys aged 16 to 25.
Providence Street, Huddersfield Road, Elland, HX5 9DLwhsfoundation.org.ukMrs Sue Ackroyd headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2026: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
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 Calderdale council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elland Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Junior, Infant and Nursery School | Church of England | 310 m | 138 | No overall grade 2025 | 3 | Compare |
| Compass Community School North | Independent | 640 m | 3 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School | Council | 950 m | 309 | Good 2023 | 50 | Compare |
| The Brooksbank School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 1,446 | No overall grade 2025 | 78 | Compare |
| Old Earth Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 461 | Outstanding 2022 | 89 | Compare |
| West Vale Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 74 | Report card 2025 | 54 | Compare |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 106 | Good 2024 | 12 | Compare |
| Park Lane Academy | Academy | 1.1 miles | 481 | Report card 2026 | 23 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is William Henry Smith Specialist College a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score William Henry Smith Specialist College yet.
How many pupils does William Henry Smith Specialist College have?
The number of pupils is not published. It is a boys' school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Providence Street, Huddersfield Road, Elland, HX5 9DL
- Website
- www.whsfoundation.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sue Ackroyd
- Type of school
- Special post 16 institution (Special post 16 institution, other types)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 16-25
- Gender
- Boys
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Ward
- Elland
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 22 May 2026
- URN
- 152627 · LAESTAB 3817900
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.
- 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.