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Inspected May 2025 · View report
93% combined
KS2 Expected Standard
2024-25
0.7 first-choice applicants per place
Source · the council's offer figures and DfE admissions statistics, 2026-27
Source · Ofsted · Inspected May 2025
Source · DfE school performance tables
Total spending per pupil (academy accounts return)
Source · DfE financial benchmarking, 2024-25
Type
Academy
Phase
Primary
Age Range
3 - 11
Gender
Co-educational
Nursery Classes
Yes
Head of School
Mr Ian Shuttleworth
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September 2026 entry: places were left, and everyone who put it first was offered one.
We can’t say from this how far away a family could live and still get a place.
Ofsted judged Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School's quality of education as Outstanding at its inspection in May 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.
Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School has 434 pupils on roll.
In 2024-25, 93% of pupils at the end of primary school (key stage 2) reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.
Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School is located in Pontefract, WF8 4BW, Wakefield.
Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 84.3% of pupils at Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.
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