Oakfield Park School

Barnsley Road, Ackworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 7DT recruitment@oakfieldpark.wakefield.sch.uk https://www.oakfieldpark.wakefield.sch.uk/

Open Data obtained from Department for Education

Location: Barnsley Road, Ackworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire

Phase: Community special school

Gender: Mixed

Age range: 11 - 19 years

Link to DfE: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/133719

Oakfield Park School

About Oakfield Park School

Welcome to the Oakfield Park School.

Oakfield Park School is a Local Authority maintained secondary school renowned for delivering outstanding education, as affirmed by Ofsted in March 2025.

Our school caters for 177 young people in the secondary and post 16 phases with severe, complex, or profound multiple learning difficulties. Among our diverse student body, many individuals contend with additional needs, including Autism, sensory impairment, challenging behaviour, as well as medical and physical difficulties.

As of September 2025 we will have 3 sites, our main site is Ackworth. We have a sattelite site at Thornes Park in Wakefield for our Post 16 Formal Workskills Pathway students. This year due to capacity restraints we have a temporary sattelite at Sandal in Wakefield which will support 3 classes of year 7 students with complex needs. They will be joining us at Ackworth once our onsite building works has been completed.

At Oakfield Park School, we take immense pride in creating a secure, stimulating, and joyful environment for our students. Surrounded by a team of dedicated, knowledgeable, and passionate staff, our students flourish and thrive through engaging with a rich variety of opportunities.

Central to our ethos is the holistic development of our students, focusing on enhancing communication skills, fostering social interaction, nurturing life skills, and facilitating community access. By fostering partnerships with stakeholders such as parents, carers, respite centers, social care services, and multi-disciplinary teams, we empower our students to generalise and apply their skills, enabling them to lead as independent a life as possible and smoothly transition into the next phase of their journey.

At Oakfield Park, we've crafted a bespoke and relevant curriculum tailored to meet the diverse needs of our students.

Our overarching mission is to empower all our students to develop a ‘voice’, to be as independent, social and healthy as possible, enabling them to become citizens who engage positively with society, whilst leading happy and fulfilled lives..

Welcome to Oakfield Park School, where every student's potential is nurtured, and every achievement celebrated.

Current Vacancies

SEND Teaching Assistant

Oakfield Park School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire

Oakfield Park School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire We are seeking to appoint enthusiastic and dedicated full-time Teaching Assistants to join our expanding outstanding team. This is a fantastic opportunity to support pupils with severe and complex lea...: Permanent | Full-Time; £18,037.00 Annually (Actual)
Grade 5

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New • Apply by Midnight, Sunday 5th Jul, 2026 • Job start: Sept 2026

Parent Support Advisor

Oakfield Park School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire

Oakfield Park School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire We are seeking a compassionate, proactive, and experienced Parent Support Advisor to join our dedicated team within a specialist SEND school. This is an exciting opportunity to play a vital role in su...: Permanent | Full-Time; £22,836.00 Annually (Actual)

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New • Apply by Midnight, Sunday 5th Jul, 2026 • Job start: Sept 2026

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School Information

Location: Barnsley Road, Ackworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire

Phase: Community special school

Gender: Mixed

Age range: 11 - 19 years

Link to DfE: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/133719

Barnsley Road, Ackworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 7DT recruitment@oakfieldpark.wakefield.sch.uk https://www.oakfieldpark.wakefield.sch.uk/

Current Vacancies

SEND Teaching Assistant

Oakfield Park School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire

Oakfield Park School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire We are seeking to appoint enthusiastic and dedicated full-time Teaching Assistants to join our expanding outstanding team. This is a fantastic opportunity to support pupils with severe and complex lea...: Permanent | Full-Time; £18,037.00 Annually (Actual)
Grade 5

New SHARE

New • Apply by Midnight, Sunday 5th Jul, 2026 • Job start: Sept 2026

Parent Support Advisor

Oakfield Park School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire

Oakfield Park School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire We are seeking a compassionate, proactive, and experienced Parent Support Advisor to join our dedicated team within a specialist SEND school. This is an exciting opportunity to play a vital role in su...: Permanent | Full-Time; £22,836.00 Annually (Actual)