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Schools in WF8 2

Primary and secondary schools serving WF8 2, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
25,641 (2024)
Schools

Schools in WF8 2

11 schools in WF8 2: 8 primary, 1 secondary and 2 other. 91% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 10 that publish a capacity are 99% full overall, and 5 have more pupils than places.

Schools
11
in WF8 2
Good or better
91%
Of 11 with an Ofsted grade
How full
99%
Nearly full: 3,336 pupils for 3,374 places
Over capacity
5
More pupils than places, of 10 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

WF8 2
82%
  • Excellent9.1%
  • Good81.8%
  • Needs improvement9.1%
All schools

The largest schools here

  • Ark Carleton High School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,026 pupils · 98% full
    Good
    1.2 miles · July 2019
  • Ark De Lacy Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 342 pupils · 109% full
    Excellent
    0.4 miles · March 2024
  • St Giles C of E Academy
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 337 pupils · 107% full
    Good
    0.6 miles · September 2015
  • Ark Orchard Head Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 335 pupils · 106% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · November 2019
  • Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 330 pupils · 104% full
    Good
    1.1 miles · January 2023
  • Cherry Tree Academy
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 233 pupils · 74% full
    Needs improvement
    0.3 miles · January 2024
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 222 pupils · 106% full
    Good
    0.9 miles · April 2024
  • Ark Carleton Park Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 208 pupils · 95% full
    Good
    1.1 miles · July 2019
  • Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 199 pupils · 95% full
    Good
    0.3 miles · September 2022
  • High Well School
    Other · ages 9–16 · 104 pupils · 95% full
    Good
    0.6 miles · September 2022
  • Harewood Centre Nursery School
    Nursery · ages 2–4 · 52 pupils
    Good
    0.2 miles · July 2022
How we rate schools

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.

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