SchoolScoresBest primary schools in Pontefract
How this list works. Ranked by the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, averaged over up to the last three years and weighted by the number of pupils each year. Only years with at least 10 pupils count, and a school needs at least one such year to be ranked. Independent schools, special schools and alternative provision are not ranked because their results aren't comparable. Ofsted outcomes are shown alongside but are not part of the ranking. Full methodology.
| # | School | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ark Larks Hill Primary School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 94% |
| 2 | Ark Carleton Park Primary School Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) | 92% |
| 3 | Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 90% |
| 4 | Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane Ofsted: Good (2022) | 83% |
| 5 | West End Academy Ofsted: Good (2015), improved significantly 2024 | 81% |
| 6 | Ark the Rookeries Carleton Primary School Ofsted: Good (2023) | 81% |
| 7 | Ark Orchard Head Primary School Ofsted: Good (2019), improved significantly 2025 | 80% |
| 8 | Ark De Lacy Primary School Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) | 79% |
| 9 | St Giles CofE Academy Ofsted: Good (2015), improved significantly 2025 | 78% |
| 10 | Ark Northfield Primary School Ofsted: Requires improvement (2022, before conversion) · 2 years of results | 76% |
| 11 | Ackworth Howard CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Ofsted: Good (2024) | 75% |
| 12 | Grove Lea Primary School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 73% |
| 13 | Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy Ofsted: Good (2016, before conversion), confirmed 2025 | 71% |
| 14 | Badsworth CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2023 | 69% |
| 15 | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract Ofsted: Good (2024) | 67% |
| 16 | Ackworth Mill Dam School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 7 expected | 66% |
| 17 | Darrington CofE Primary School Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) | 63% |
| 18 | Kirk Smeaton CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Ofsted: Good (2023) · 2 years of results | 57% |
| 19 | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2022 | 56% |
| 20 | St Helen's CE Primary School Ofsted: Good (2023) | 55% |
| 21 | Ash Grove Primary Academy Ofsted: Good (2023) | 53% |
| 22 | Upton Primary School Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2022 | 49% |
| 23 | Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2023 | 47% |
| 24 | Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Ofsted: Good (2011, before conversion), confirmed 2022 | 47% |
| 25 | South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School Ofsted: Good (2022) | 46% |
| 26 | Featherstone Purston St Thomas CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School Ofsted: Requires improvement (2024) | 44% |
| 27 | Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Ofsted: Good (2022) | 43% |
| 28 | Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource Ofsted: Good (2018), confirmed 2024 | 41% |
| 29 | King's Meadow Academy Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 40% |
| 30 | Cherry Tree Academy Ofsted: Requires improvement (2024) | 39% |
| 31 | South Kirkby Academy Ofsted: Good (2023) | 35% |
| 32 | Fitzwilliam Primary School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 35% |
| 33 | Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 4 expected, 3 needs attention | 34% |
Result: met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Source: DfE school performance tables to 2025; Ofsted inspection data.
Page updated 26 September 2026.