Schools near WF8 2GU
Primary and secondary schools serving WF8 2GU, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontefract South East
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,724 (2024)
WF8 2GUPontefract
Schools near WF8 2GU
7 schools within 1 mile of WF8 2GU: 4 primary, 1 secondary and 2 other. 86% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 6 that publish a capacity are 96% full overall, and 2 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent14.3%
- Good71.4%
- Needs improvement14.3%
The nearest schools
- High Well SchoolOther · ages 9–16 · 104 pupils · 95% fullGood0.2 miles · September 2022
- Ark De Lacy Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 342 pupils · 109% fullExcellent0.2 miles · March 2024
- Cherry Tree AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 233 pupils · 74% fullNeeds improvement0.3 miles · January 2024
- Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 199 pupils · 95% fullGood0.4 miles · September 2022
- Harewood Centre Nursery SchoolNursery · ages 2–4 · 52 pupilsGood0.4 miles · July 2022
- Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 330 pupils · 104% fullGood0.7 miles · January 2023
- Ark Carleton High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,026 pupils · 98% fullGood0.9 miles · July 2019
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.