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Schools in WF8 3

Primary and secondary schools serving WF8 3, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
23,691 (2024)
Schools

Schools in WF8 3

13 schools in WF8 3: 10 primary, 2 secondary and 1 other. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They’re 102% full overall, and 6 have more pupils than places.

Schools
13
in WF8 3
Good or better
100%
Of 13 with an Ofsted grade
How full
102%
Over capacity: 4,310 pupils for 4,221 places
Over capacity
6
More pupils than places

Inspection ratings

WF8 3
100%
  • Good100%
All schools

The largest schools here

  • Ark The King's School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,041 pupils · 99% full
    Good
    2.2 miles · October 2022
  • Ark Carleton High School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,026 pupils · 98% full
    Good
    1.3 miles · July 2019
  • St Giles C of E Academy
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 337 pupils · 107% full
    Good
    2.5 miles · September 2015
  • Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 330 pupils · 104% full
    Good
    1.3 miles · January 2023
  • Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 229 pupils · 109% full
    Good
    2.1 miles · May 2024
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 222 pupils · 106% full
    Good
    2.4 miles · April 2024
  • Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 210 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    2.7 miles · February 2023
  • Ark Carleton Park Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 208 pupils · 95% full
    Good
    1.8 miles · July 2019
  • Ark Larks Hill Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 203 pupils · 97% full
    Good
    2.1 miles · July 2015
  • Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy
    Primary · ages 3–7 · 166 pupils · 148% full
    Good
    6.0 miles · July 2022
  • Darrington Church of England Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 129 pupils · 123% full
    Good
    0.9 miles · June 2015
  • Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 105 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    2.9 miles · February 2023
  • High Well School
    Other · ages 9–16 · 104 pupils · 95% full
    Good
    1.6 miles · September 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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