SchoolScoresSchools in Pontefract
All 45 schools in Pontefract: 36 state primary schools, 6 state secondary schools, 1 sixth form college and 2 special schools, with Ofsted inspections, results and admissions dates.
Best primary schools in Pontefract · Best secondary schools in Pontefract · Best sixth forms in Pontefract
Council admissions: Wakefield, North Yorkshire.
Primary schools (36) · Secondary schools (6) · Sixth form colleges (1) · Special schools (2)
Primary schools
36 schools.
- Ackworth Howard CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 80% met expected standard (KS2)
- Ackworth Mill Dam School Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 7 expected · 68% met expected standard (KS2)
- Ark Carleton Park Primary School Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · 87% met expected standard (KS2)
- Ark De Lacy Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · 80% met expected standard (KS2)
- Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 93% met expected standard (KS2)
- Ark Larks Hill Primary School Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 97% met expected standard (KS2)
- Ark Northfield Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2022, before conversion) · 83% met expected standard (KS2)
- Ark Orchard Head Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2019), improved significantly 2025 · 89% met expected standard (KS2)
- Ark the Rookeries Carleton Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 73% met expected standard (KS2)
- Ash Grove Primary Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 48% met expected standard (KS2)
- Badsworth CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2023 · 73% met expected standard (KS2)
- Cherry Tree Academy Academy · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2024) · 49% met expected standard (KS2)
- Darrington CofE Primary School Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · 64% met expected standard (KS2)
- Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2016, before conversion), confirmed 2025 · 71% met expected standard (KS2)
- Featherstone Girnhill Infant School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2019), confirmed 2024
- Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2023 · 42% met expected standard (KS2)
- Featherstone Purston Infant School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2023)
- Featherstone Purston St Thomas CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2024) · 46% met expected standard (KS2)
- Fitzwilliam Primary School Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 50% met expected standard (KS2)
- Grove Lea Primary School Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 77% met expected standard (KS2)
- Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2011, before conversion), confirmed 2022 · 35% met expected standard (KS2)
- King's Meadow Academy Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 45% met expected standard (KS2)
- Kirk Smeaton CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 75% met expected standard (KS2)
- Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource Community school · Ofsted: Good (2018), confirmed 2024 · 35% met expected standard (KS2)
- Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane Academy · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 83% met expected standard (KS2)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 30% met expected standard (KS2)
- South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 51% met expected standard (KS2)
- South Kirkby Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 32% met expected standard (KS2)
- South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School Community school · Ofsted: Report card 2025: 5 strong, 2 expected
- St Giles CofE Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2015), improved significantly 2025 · 78% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Helen's CE Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 58% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract Academy · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 77% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe Academy · Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2022 · 55% met expected standard (KS2)
- Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School Community school · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 4 expected, 3 needs attention · 40% met expected standard (KS2)
- Upton Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2022 · 47% met expected standard (KS2)
- West End Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2015), improved significantly 2024 · 73% met expected standard (KS2)
Secondary schools
6 schools.
- Ark Carleton High School Academy · Ofsted: Inadequate (2017), improved significantly 2024 · 46% grade 5+ English and maths
- Ark the King's School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 60% grade 5+ English and maths
- Minsthorpe Community College Academy · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2023 · 36% grade 5+ English and maths
- Outwood Academy Hemsworth Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 40% grade 5+ English and maths
- St Wilfrid's Catholic High School and Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 strong, 6 expected · 50% grade 5+ English and maths
- The Featherstone Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2022 · 36% grade 5+ English and maths
Sixth form colleges
1 school.
- New College Pontefract Academy · Ofsted: Not yet inspected · B- average A level grade
Special schools
2 schools.
- High Well School Special school · Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2022 · 0% grade 5+ English and maths
- Oakfield Park School Special school · Ofsted: Outstanding (2019), confirmed 2025
Page updated 26 September 2026.