Highfield Care Centre
Allerton Bywater, Castleford, WF10 2DY · Leeds · Yorkshire and The Humber
88 beds · operated by Highgate Care Services (Yorkshire) LTD, part of North Bay Group
Diligence verdict
Rated Requires improvement overall, and the rating is 3 years old, and 3 of this operator's 7 rated homes are below Good.
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement6 Aug 2022rating 3+ yrs oldWell-ledRequires improvement6 Aug 2022rating 3+ yrs old
- Age of rating
- 3 years old — published 6 Aug 2022. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 3 of 7 of Highgate Care Services (Yorkshire) LTD's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate. See the operator.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 6 Aug 2022 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 14 Feb 2019 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 14 Feb 2019 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 14 Feb 2019 |
| Well-led | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 6 Aug 2022 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 6 other locations
Other active services registered to Highgate Care Services (Yorkshire) LTD. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Crystal Court | Good25 Feb 2020rating 3+ yrs old | North Yorkshire |
| Maple Court | Requires improvement23 Oct 2024 | North Yorkshire |
| Priestley | Good9 May 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Kirklees |
| The Hawthornes | Requires improvement15 Apr 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Kirklees |
| The Sycamores | Good17 Jun 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Wakefield |
| York House | Good5 Aug 2025 | Kirklees |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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See a sample and order →- Registered with CQC
- 12 Feb 2018
- Beds
- 88
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-4757749015
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.