Hightown

Local area, nearby places and postcodes.

Use district-wide reports for broader context. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for Hightown within WF10; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.

Schools

Open schools nearby
40
Nearby establishment records
94
Primary nearby
32
Secondary nearby
6

All establishment records

1-20 of 94 · Within 3.1 miles

  • Castleford Half Acres Primary School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 28 February 2017
    Location
    WF10 5RE, 321 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 March 2017
    Location
    WF10 5RE, 321 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not judged
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 65% expected standard
  • Cutsyke First School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-7
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 1993
    Location
    WF10 5ET, 534 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 March 2017
    Location
    WF10 5NS, 714 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 64% expected standard
  • Ackton Pastures Primary School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 28 February 2017
    Location
    WF10 5NS, 714 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Castleford Henry Moore Junior School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 7-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 1 September 2002
    Location
    WF10 5AX, 891 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Castleford Smawthorne Infant School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-7
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 1 September 2002
    Location
    WF10 5AX, 891 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 February 2025
    Location
    WF10 5AX, 891 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2002 · Closed 31 January 2025
    Location
    WF10 5AX, 891 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 47% expected standard
  • Castleford Three Lane Ends Community Primary School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 2014
    Location
    WF10 1PN, 897 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Three Lane Ends Middle School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Middle deemed primary, ages 8-12
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 1992
    Location
    WF10 1PN, 897 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • The Grange School

    Other independent special school

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 5-14
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 15 December 2009
    Location
    WF10 1PN, 931 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2014
    Location
    WF10 1PN, 990 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 42% expected standard
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford

    Voluntary aided school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 October 2012
    Location
    WF10 4JB, 1.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 November 2012
    Location
    WF10 4JB, 1.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not judged
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 52% expected standard
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-7
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    WF10 1HF, 1.4 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Standards maintained
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 7-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 March 2013
    Location
    WF10 4BB, 1.4 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 61% expected standard
  • Castleford Park Junior School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 7-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 28 February 2013
    Location
    WF10 4BB, 1.4 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-16
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 April 2011
    Location
    WF10 4JQ, 1.5 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not judged
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 48.5
  • Castleford High School Technology and Sports College With Hearing Impairment Resource

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-16
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 March 2011
    Location
    WF10 4JQ, 1.5 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

Recorded crime

Latest published month
June 2026
Records in latest month
328
Records within 1 mile
3,779
Months covered
12

Month-by-month history

Every available month within 1 mile of Hightown

Monthly records trend

Published monthly records within 1 mile of Hightown.

Monthly records trend data
PeriodRecorded crime events
July 2025400
August 2025313
September 2025340
October 2025337
November 2025294
December 2025246
January 2026294
February 2026269
March 2026335
April 2026300
May 2026323
June 2026328
Monthly recorded crime history
Published monthRecordsLargest category that monthCategory records
June 2026328Violence and sexual offences126
May 2026323Violence and sexual offences126
April 2026300Violence and sexual offences118
March 2026335Violence and sexual offences124
February 2026269Violence and sexual offences101
January 2026294Violence and sexual offences113
December 2025246Violence and sexual offences93
November 2025294Violence and sexual offences108
October 2025337Violence and sexual offences113
September 2025340Violence and sexual offences122
August 2025313Violence and sexual offences134
July 2025400Violence and sexual offences171

Every published record

1-25 of 3,779

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Netherfield Close

    Wakefield 024I

    Outcome

    Awaiting court outcome

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Netherfield Close

    Wakefield 024I

    Outcome

    Awaiting court outcome

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Bluebell Mews

    Wakefield 024I

    Outcome

    Awaiting court outcome

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Netherfield Close

    Wakefield 024I

    Outcome

    Awaiting court outcome

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Bluebell Mews

    Wakefield 024I

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near A6539

    Wakefield 024H

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Whistler Drive

    Wakefield 024H

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Blenheim Way

    Wakefield 024H

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Shoplifting

    June 2026

    On or near Epsom Close

    Wakefield 024H

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Shoplifting

    June 2026

    On or near Epsom Close

    Wakefield 024H

    Outcome

    Formal action is not in the public interest

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near Blenheim Way

    Wakefield 024H

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near Whistler Drive

    Wakefield 024H

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near Aintree Court

    Wakefield 024H

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Burglary

    June 2026

    On or near Whistler Drive

    Wakefield 024H

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near Blenheim Way

    Wakefield 024H

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near Haydock Drive

    Wakefield 024H

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near Lavender Mews

    Wakefield 024H

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near Epsom Close

    Wakefield 024H

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Elm View

    Wakefield 024G

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Elderberry View

    Wakefield 024G

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Vehicle crime

    June 2026

    On or near Foxglove Fold

    Wakefield 024G

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near Buttercup Way

    Wakefield 024G

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near Foxglove Fold

    Wakefield 024G

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Petrol Station

    Wakefield 013A

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Shoplifting

    June 2026

    On or near Willowbridge Lane

    Wakefield 013A

    Outcome

    Under investigation

Place details

Place type
Suburban Area
Postcode district
WF10
Country
England

Reference location

Latitude and longitude
53.71922, -1.36357
Wider geography
Yorkshire and the Humber

Administrative areas

Metropolitan District
Wakefield
E08000036

Nearby places and postcodes

Evidence in context

Property sales use Price Paid transactions whose published town/city is Hightown and whose postcode is in WF10. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.

Schools

40 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 6 secondary schools. Half Acres Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 321 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

3,779 published events cover 12 months, averaging 314.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,449 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.