Schools near Pontefract

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• Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 3 to 11 · 229 pupils

  Station Road, Low Ackworth, Pontefract, WF7 7HH

  Ofsted 8 May 2024: Good

  0.2 miles Church of England

• Ackworth School

  All-through · Other independent school · ages 2 to 19 · 429 pupils

  Pontefract Road, Ackworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 7LT

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  0.5 miles Quaker Independent

• Ackworth Mill Dam School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 225 pupils

  Mill Gate, Ackworth, Pontefract, WF7 7PH

  Ofsted report card, 6 May 2026

  0.7 miles

• Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 320 pupils

  Bell Lane, Ackworth, Pontefract, WF7 7JH

  Ofsted 21 Sep 2022: Good

  0.9 miles

• Oakfield Park School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 11 to 19 · 176 pupils

  Barnsley Road, Ackworth, Pontefract, WF7 7DT

  Ofsted 5 Mar 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  1.2 miles

• The Featherstone Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 556 pupils

  Pontefract Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5AJ

  Ofsted 24 Mar 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

  1.8 miles

• Featherstone Purston Infant School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 7 · 203 pupils

  Nunns Lane, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5HF

  Ofsted 2 Feb 2023: Good

  1.9 miles

• Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 210 pupils

  Badsworth Ce J&I (Vc) School, Main Street, Badsworth, Main Street, Pontefract, WF9 1AJ

  Ofsted 8 Feb 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  1.9 miles Church of England

• Ark Carleton High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 1,026 pupils

  Green Lane, Carleton, Pontefract, WF8 3NW

  Ofsted 6 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Improved significantly

  1.9 miles

• Featherstone Girnhill Infant School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 7 · 103 pupils

  Hardwick Road, Featherstone, Girnhill Infant School, Pontefract, WF7 5JB

  Ofsted 15 May 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  2.0 miles

• Ark Larks Hill Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 203 pupils

  Larks Hill, Pontefract, WF8 4RJ

  Ofsted 4 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  2.0 miles

• Ark Carleton Park Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 208 pupils

  Moxon Close, Carleton Park, Pontefract, WF8 3PT

  Ofsted 15 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  2.1 miles

• Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 7 to 11 · 314 pupils

  George Street, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5BG

  Ofsted 5 Mar 2024: Requires improvement

  2.1 miles Church of England

• Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 330 pupils

  Carleton Road, Carleton, Pontefract, WF8 3NP

  Ofsted 10 Jan 2023: Good

  2.2 miles

• Fitzwilliam Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 224 pupils

  Second Avenue, Pontefract, WF9 5BA

  Ofsted 24 Jun 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  2.2 miles

• Ark The King's School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 1,041 pupils

  Mill Hill Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4JF

  Ofsted 12 Oct 2022: Good

  2.3 miles

• King's Meadow Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 234 pupils

  Wakefield Road, Pontefract, WF9 5BP

  Ofsted 11 Feb 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  2.5 miles

• Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 338 pupils

  Gordon Street, Pontefract, WF7 6LW

  Ofsted 23 Nov 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  2.5 miles

• Wragby School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 8 to 16

  The Oswald Building, Wragby School, Doncaster Road, Wakefield, WF4 1QG

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  2.5 miles Independent

• Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 434 pupils

  Halfpenny Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4BW

  Ofsted 20 May 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  2.6 miles