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Postcode district · Pontefract

Schools in WF8

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

Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
46,562 (2024)
Schools

Schools in WF8

22 schools in WF8: 17 primary, 2 secondary and 3 other. 90% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 20 that publish a capacity are 100% full overall, and 10 have more pupils than places.

Schools
22
in WF8
Good or better
90%
Of 21 with an Ofsted grade
How full
100%
Full: 6,170 pupils for 6,156 places
Over capacity
10
More pupils than places, of 20 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

WF8
82%
  • Excellent4.5%
  • Good81.8%
  • Needs improvement9.1%
  • Not rated4.5%
All schools

The largest schools here

  • Ark The King's School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,041 pupils · 99% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · October 2022
  • Ark Carleton High School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,026 pupils · 98% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · July 2019
  • Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 434 pupils · 103% full
    Good
    1.1 miles · April 2024
  • Ark De Lacy Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 342 pupils · 109% full
    Excellent
    0.3 miles · March 2024
  • St Giles C of E Academy
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 337 pupils · 107% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · September 2015
  • Ark Orchard Head Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 335 pupils · 106% full
    Good
    1.3 miles · November 2019
  • Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 330 pupils · 104% full
    Good
    0.5 miles · January 2023
  • Cherry Tree Academy
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 233 pupils · 74% full
    Needs improvement
    0.6 miles · January 2024
  • Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 229 pupils · 109% full
    Good
    2.6 miles · May 2024
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 222 pupils · 106% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · April 2024
  • Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 210 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    4.0 miles · February 2023
  • Ark Carleton Park Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 208 pupils · 95% full
    Good
    0.5 miles · July 2019
  • Airedale Infant Academy
    Primary · ages 3–7 · 206 pupils · 114% full
    Good
    2.5 miles · November 2019
  • Ark Larks Hill Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 203 pupils · 97% full
    Good
    0.9 miles · July 2015
  • Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 199 pupils · 95% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · September 2022
  • Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy
    Primary · ages 3–7 · 166 pupils · 148% full
    Good
    7.7 miles · July 2022
  • Darrington Church of England Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 129 pupils · 123% full
    Good
    1.5 miles · June 2015
  • Townville Academy
    Primary · ages 3–7 · 111 pupils · 62% full
    Needs improvement
    2.5 miles · January 2023
  • Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 105 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    4.6 miles · February 2023
  • High Well School
    Other · ages 9–16 · 104 pupils · 95% full
    Good
    0.4 miles · September 2022
  • Harewood Centre Nursery School
    Nursery · ages 2–4 · 52 pupils
    Good
    0.3 miles · July 2022
  • New College Pontefract
    Sixth form / 16+ · ages 16–19
    Not rated
    1.2 miles
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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