Schools in Pontefract, Wakefield
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Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently โ under Ofstedโs report cards โ may not have one. Figures cover the 16 of 37 schools here that have a published grade.
Top-performing schools in Pontefract
Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.
By Attainment 8 โ average GCSE score
- 1The King's School49.9Attainment 8
- 2Carleton High School47.5Attainment 8
- 3St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy46.7Attainment 8
- 4The Featherstone Academy41.6Attainment 8
- 5Minsthorpe Community College41.3Attainment 8
Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Rating
37 of 37 schools
De Lacy Primary School
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF8 2TG
336 pupils
KS2: 80% met expected standard
Trust: PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF7 7DT
162 pupils
Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF7 7HH
230 pupils
KS2: 80% met expected standard
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF8 2NJ
358 pupils
KS2: 89% met expected standard
Trust: PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST
Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF7 7JH
315 pupils
KS2: 83% met expected standard
Trust: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF9 4LJ
126 pupils
KS2: 30% met expected standard
Trust: THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF9 2QQ
443 pupils
KS2: 51% met expected standard
South Kirkby Academy
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF9 3DP
208 pupils
KS2: 32% met expected standard
Trust: WATERTON ACADEMY TRUST
South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF9 3EA
202 pupils
St Helen's CE Primary School
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF9 4EG
217 pupils
KS2: 58% met expected standard
Trust: ENHANCE ACADEMY TRUST
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF8 4AA
227 pupils
KS2: 77% met expected standard
Trust: THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
The King's School
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF8 4JF
1,038 pupils
Attainment 8: 49.9
Trust: PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST
The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF8 3NP
320 pupils
KS2: 73% met expected standard
Trust: PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST
Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF7 5BG
354 pupils
KS2: 46% met expected standard
Northfield Primary School
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF9 3LY
355 pupils
KS2: 83% met expected standard
Trust: PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST
Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF7 6DJ
103 pupils
KS2: 40% met expected standard
Ackworth Mill Dam School
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF7 7PH
219 pupils
KS2: 68% met expected standard
Trust: WATERTON ACADEMY TRUST
Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF9 1AJ
206 pupils
KS2: 73% met expected standard
Carleton High School
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF8 3NW
1,021 pupils
Attainment 8: 47.5
Trust: PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST
Carleton Park Junior and Infant School
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF8 3PT
203 pupils
KS2: 87% met expected standard
Trust: PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST
Darrington Church of England Primary School
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF8 3SB
129 pupils
KS2: 64% met expected standard
Trust: DARRINGTON CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL
Featherstone Girnhill Infant School
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF7 5JB
118 pupils
Trust: INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Grove Lea Primary School
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF9 4BQ
246 pupils
KS2: 77% met expected standard
Trust: INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF8 4BW
437 pupils
KS2: 93% met expected standard
Trust: PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST
Harewood Centre Nursery School
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF8 2ER
59 pupils
High Well School
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF8 2DD
103 pupils
Attainment 8: 1.7
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF8 2HN
196 pupils
KS2: 35% met expected standard
Trust: THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Larks Hill Junior and Infant School
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF8 4RJ
202 pupils
KS2: 97% met expected standard
Trust: PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST
Minsthorpe Community College
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF9 2UJ
1,575 pupils
Attainment 8: 41.3
Trust: MINSTHORPE ACADEMY TRUST
Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF9 2BL
252 pupils
KS2: 35% met expected standard
New College Pontefract
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF8 4QR
Trust: NEW COLLABORATIVE LEARNING TRUST
St Giles C of E Academy
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF8 1HG
349 pupils
KS2: 78% met expected standard
Trust: ENHANCE ACADEMY TRUST
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF9 2BP
213 pupils
KS2: 55% met expected standard
Trust: THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF7 6BD
1,481 pupils
Attainment 8: 46.7
Trust: THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF7 5AJ
524 pupils
Attainment 8: 41.6
Trust: RESILIENCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Upton Primary School
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF9 1JS
471 pupils
KS2: 47% met expected standard
West End Academy
Pontefract, Wakefieldยท WF9 4QJ
189 pupils
KS2: 73% met expected standard
Trust: WATERTON ACADEMY TRUST