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SEND provision: This school has resourced provision for children with SEND
Not yet inspected as an academy (opened December 2023)
Predecessor school (Northfield Primary School: With Communication Resource, URN 130859): Ofsted Requires Improvement, March 2022 · Its reports
Not yet inspected as an academy (opened December 2023)
Predecessor school (Northfield Primary School: With Communication Resource, URN 130859): Ofsted Requires Improvement, March 2022 · Its reports
83% combined
KS2 Expected Standard
2024-25
1.0 per place
First choices
Oversubscribed · 2026-27 · Reception
1.0 first-choice applicants per place offered
Source · the council's offer figures and DfE admissions statistics, 2026-27
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 Teacher
Mr Joe Ayre
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September 2026 entry: 44 of 46 who put it first were offered a place.
We can’t say from this how far away a family could live and still get a place.
Ark Northfield Primary School has 348 pupils on roll.
In 2024-25, 83% 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 Northfield Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Ark Northfield Primary School is located in Pontefract, WF9 3LY, Wakefield.
Ark Northfield 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, 91.4% of pupils at Ark Northfield Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.
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