# Alternatives to Ackworth Mill Dam School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Ackworth Mill Dam School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Ackworth Mill Dam School, for comparison

0.96 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane, Pontefract](/school/145941/outwood-primary-academy-bell-lane) | 0.4 mi west | 1.00 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School, Pontefract](/school/130977/ackworth-howard-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-junior-and-infant-school) | 0.7 mi north-east | 0.97 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School, Pontefract](/school/130964/badsworth-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-junior-and-infant-school) | 1.6 mi south-east | 1.00 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [Fitzwilliam Primary School, Pontefract](/school/144449/fitzwilliam-primary-school) | 1.8 mi west | 1.03 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [King's Meadow Academy, Pontefract](/school/146034/king-s-meadow-academy) | 1.9 mi south-west | 0.91 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [West End Academy, Pontefract](/school/140003/west-end-academy) | 2.2 mi south-west | 0.95 | 2026 | Improved significantly | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

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