Status of the School

Highfield is a foundation co-educational day Special School for pupils with a wide range of special educational needs.  These include moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties, complex learning difficulties, autistic spectrum conditions, emotional, social and behavioural difficulties, and sensory and physical difficulties.

 Highfield is a member of the Education Ossett Community Trust group of schools, which includes Ossett School and Sixth Form College and seven of the Ossett Primary Schools.

Age Range
The age range of students is from 11 to 16 years. Post 16 provision was introduced in 2009 and is continuing to develop.