Schools near WF8 1JE
Primary and secondary schools serving WF8 1JE, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontefract North West
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,004 (2024)
WF8 1JEPontefract
Schools near WF8 1JE
8 schools within 1 mile of WF8 1JE: 6 primary, 0 secondary and 2 other. 86% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 6 that publish a capacity are 99% full overall, and 4 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Good75%
- Needs improvement12.5%
- Not rated12.5%
The nearest schools
- St Giles C of E AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 337 pupils · 107% fullGood0.4 miles · September 2015
- Ark Orchard Head Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 335 pupils · 106% fullGood0.6 miles · November 2019
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School PontefractPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 222 pupils · 106% fullGood0.7 miles · April 2024
- Harewood Centre Nursery SchoolNursery · ages 2–4 · 52 pupilsGood0.8 miles · July 2022
- New College PontefractSixth form / 16+ · ages 16–19Not rated0.8 miles
- Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 199 pupils · 95% fullGood0.9 miles · September 2022
- Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 434 pupils · 103% fullGood1 mile · April 2024
- Cherry Tree AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 233 pupils · 74% fullNeeds improvement1 mile · January 2024
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.