Schools near WF8 2ST
Primary and secondary schools serving WF8 2ST, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontefract North West
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,903 (2024)
Schools near WF8 2ST
11 schools within 1 mile of WF8 2ST: 7 primary, 1 secondary and 3 other. 90% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 9 that publish a capacity are 99% full overall, and 4 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent9.1%
- Good72.7%
- Needs improvement9.1%
- Not rated9.1%
The nearest schools
- Harewood Centre Nursery SchoolNursery · ages 2–4 · 52 pupilsGood0.3 miles · July 2022
- St Giles C of E AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 337 pupils · 107% fullGood0.3 miles · September 2015
- Ark De Lacy Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 342 pupils · 109% fullExcellent0.5 miles · March 2024
- Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 199 pupils · 95% fullGood0.5 miles · September 2022
- Cherry Tree AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 233 pupils · 74% fullNeeds improvement0.6 miles · January 2024
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School PontefractPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 222 pupils · 106% fullGood0.6 miles · April 2024
- High Well SchoolOther · ages 9–16 · 104 pupils · 95% fullGood0.7 miles · September 2022
- Ark Orchard Head Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 335 pupils · 106% fullGood0.8 miles · November 2019
- Ark The King's SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,041 pupils · 99% fullGood0.9 miles · October 2022
- Ark Carleton Park Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 208 pupils · 95% fullGood1 mile · July 2019
- New College PontefractSixth form / 16+ · ages 16–19Not rated1 mile
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.