Schools in the WF8 postcode district
Pontefract
These are the newest figures we have for each school. "1st prefs per place" means how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It shows how many people want the school. It does not tell you if a child would get a place. A dash means we do not have that figure.
Demand for places in WF8
Across the 14 schools here with figures, the middle one drew 1.04 first preferences for every place it offered. 8 of 14 were named first by more families than they had places.
Demand is not admission. A school can be named first by far more families than it has places and still admit every applicant living in its catchment. Nothing on this page says anything about property values, and no figure here should be read as evidence about them.
Published admission zones covering WF8
35 of 1,022 live postcodes in this district (3%) fall inside at least one published admission zone. Being inside a zone is not an offer: it is one criterion among several, applied in a year we may not hold.
| Zone | School | Phase | Postcodes here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brayton Academy | Brayton Academy | secondary | 32 |
| Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary | Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | primary | 32 |
| Campsmount Academy | Campsmount Academy | secondary | 3 |
| Norton Infant School | Norton Infant School | primary | 3 |
| Norton Infant School | Norton Infant School | primary | 3 |
| Norton Junior School | Norton Junior School | primary | 3 |
"Postcodes here" counts the postcodes in WF8 that fall inside the area. It does not count the whole area. A postcode can sit inside more than one area at a time. For example, a normal school area and a church school area can overlap.
Primary
| School | 1st prefs per place | Demand since | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton Park Junior and Infant School
Pontefract |
1.37 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Cherry Tree Academy
Pontefract |
0.57 | - | Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Darrington Church of England Primary School
Pontefract |
1.50 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| De Lacy Primary School
Pontefract |
1.20 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
Pontefract |
0.76 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract |
0.60 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Pontefract |
0.73 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Larks Hill Junior and Infant School
Pontefract |
0.80 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School
Pontefract |
1.43 | - | Improved significantly Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| St Giles C of E Academy
Pontefract |
1.34 | - | Improved significantly Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract
Pontefract |
1.00 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School
Pontefract |
0.96 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
Secondary
| School | 1st prefs per place | Demand since | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton High School
Pontefract |
1.09 | - | Improved significantly Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| The King's School
Pontefract |
1.09 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |