What ages does Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School take?

Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School located?

Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School is located in Pontefract, WF8 3NP, Wakefield.

How do I apply to Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School?

Ark The Rookeries Carleton 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.

What is the largest ethnic background at Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 88.5% of pupils at Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School

StatePrimaryResourced Provision+ Nursery

Profile updated · DfE GIASApply by 15 Jan

SEND provision: This school has resourced provision for children with SEND

Carleton Road, WF8 3NP

Carleton Road, WF8 3NP Website 01977600368

From official sources

GoodJan 2023View full report

Ages3 - 11

Pupils330

GoodJan 2023

Ages3 - 11

Pupils330

Inspected Jan 2023 · View report

73% combined

KS2 Expected Standard

2024-25

Pupils (January 2026 census)

330

98.4% of capacity · DfE capacity survey 2024-25

DfE

Sports on site

Grass pitches

Sport England Active Places

Unclaimed profile · the school has not checked or added its own details.

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Part of a trust · ARK Schools

Part of — 48 schools across 17 local authorities; 35 of 35 schools with a graded inspection rated Good or Outstanding.

Other schools in this trust:Ark Atwood Primary Academy Ark Evelyn Grace Academy Ark Conway Primary Academy Ark Kings Academy Ark Putney Academy Ark The King's School

At a Glance

Rated Good. KS2 results rapidly declining, 2022-23 to 2024-25.

Inspection: Good · 3 more facts

InspectionGood

Inspected Jan 2023

Results

Rapidly Declining

KS2 SATs Combined: 73% (2024-25)

National avg: 62% · marker

Admissions

0.7 first-choice applicants per place (Reception, 2026-27)

SENDResourced Provision

16 funded places (DfE school capacity survey, 2024-25)

Matches the GIAS register.

This school has resourced provision: places reserved for pupils with a specific type of special educational need, who are taught mainly in mainstream classes with a specialist base.

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Admissions · 0.7 first-choice applicants per place (Reception, 2026-27)

0.7 first-choice applicants per place

Source · the council's offer figures and DfE admissions statistics, 2026-27

Inspection · Good, Jan 2023 (3 years ago)

Source · Ofsted · Inspected Jan 2023

Results · KS2 SATs Combined 73% (2024-25)

Source · DfE school performance tables

Money · £6,239 spent per pupil (2024-25)

Total spending per pupil (academy accounts return)

Source · DfE financial benchmarking, 2024-25

School facts · Academy · Primary · 3 - 11

Type

Academy

Phase

Primary

Age Range

3 - 11

Gender

Co-educational

Nursery Classes

Yes

Executive Headteacher

Mr David Dunn

Where this data comes from

DfE GIASschool register· Aug 2026DfE School Censusabsence & staffingOfsted Parent Viewrecommend rateFSAfood hygieneInspectorategrade & date· Jan 2023IMD 2025deprivation

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Key metrics · Absence 3.7% (2024-25)

Key Metrics

Comparative & Financial

Borough ComparisonAbsence 3.7% — below the average for primary schools in this borough

School Capacity310 pupils on roll — 98.4% of capacity · DfE capacity survey 2024-25

Key admissions dates · Apply by Fri 15 Jan 2027

Key admissions dates

DeadlineReception application deadline

Friday, 15 January 2027

in 61 days

How to apply via GOV.UK All UK admissions deadlines

Statutory dates set in law (apply to all state schools in England). Confirm exact local windows with your council.

The area · Deprivation decile 2 of 10 (IMD 2025)

Place & Setting

Local Context

AreaPontefract South · Wakefield · Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley · Urban

Area deprivation

IMD Decile 2Most deprived

Food hygiene

Planning flood zone (ignores defences)Zone 1

Around the schoolcrime · road safety · green space · road noise · air quality · energy rating

Neighbourhood safety· within ½ mileAround LA average

Crimes per month 25

Wakefield peer median: 48 per month

12-month total302

Top categories

Violent crime

141 (47%)

Anti-social behaviour

53 (18%)

Shoplifting

24 (8%)

and 10 smaller categories

Source: data.police.uk · ½ mile radius · Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · vs 47 Wakefield schools.

Road Safety Nearby

Recorded collisions within 500m (2021–2025)2

Source: DfT road safety data

Greenspace Nearby

Greenspace sites within 800m9

Nearest site59m

Includes1 public parks, 3 playing fields, 1 play spaces, 1 allotments

Source: OS Open Greenspace

Road Noise

Road noiseLow — 46.9 dB daytime, peaking at 62.1 dB nearby

Source: Defra strategic noise mapping

Air Quality

Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂): modelled annual mean for the school's 1 km square, with the yardsticks that apply
Item	µg/m³
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)	10.3 µg/m³
The legal limit in England (40)	40
The WHO guideline (10)	10

Within the legal limit in England (40) · above the WHO guideline (10)

Fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅): modelled annual mean for the school's 1 km square, with the yardsticks that apply
Item	µg/m³
Fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅)	7.3 µg/m³
The legal limit in England (20)	20
England’s 2040 target (10)	10
The WHO guideline (5)	5

Within the legal limit in England (20) · within England’s 2040 target (10) · above the WHO guideline (5)

Particulate matter (PM₁₀): modelled annual mean for the school's 1 km square, with the yardsticks that apply
Item	µg/m³
Particulate matter (PM₁₀)	12.9 µg/m³
The legal limit in England (40)	40
The WHO guideline (15)	15

Within the legal limit in England (40) · within the WHO guideline (15)

Modelled annual mean for 2025, for the 1 km square containing the school. Not a measurement.

Source: DEFRA, Air quality compliance assessment 2025: modelled data and reports (GOV.UK) (CMAQ-Urban model) © Crown copyright, Defra. Open Government Licence v3.0Limits and guideline: The Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010, Schedule 2; WHO global air quality guidelines (2021), Table 0.1; The Environmental Targets (Fine Particulate Matter) (England) Regulations 2023, regulation 4

Building energy rating

Operational rating from actual metered usage (Display Energy Certificate)

Band D · score 100 · 2026

Heating: Natural Gas · 1,215 m²

Was band G in 2014.

MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings register (OGL v3)

Data from:Inspection: Jan 2023Results: 2024-25Admissions: 2026-27Profile updated: Aug 2026Some data may be outdatedReport stale data

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More about Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary SchoolAdmissions rules · key facts · nearby schools

How close did you need to live?

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.

Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in January 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School?

Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School has 330 pupils on roll.

What are Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School’s exam results?

In 2024-25, 73% 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 The Rookeries Carleton Primary School

StatePrimaryResourced Provision+ Nursery

Profile updated · DfE GIASApply by 15 Jan

SEND provision: This school has resourced provision for children with SEND

Carleton Road, WF8 3NP

Carleton Road, WF8 3NP Website 01977600368

From official sources

GoodJan 2023View full report

Ages3 - 11

Pupils330

GoodJan 2023

Ages3 - 11

Pupils330

Inspected Jan 2023 · View report

73% combined

KS2 Expected Standard

2024-25

Pupils (January 2026 census)

330

98.4% of capacity · DfE capacity survey 2024-25

DfE

Sports on site

Grass pitches

Sport England Active Places

Unclaimed profile · the school has not checked or added its own details.

Are you from Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School? Claim it

Part of a trust · ARK Schools

Part of — 48 schools across 17 local authorities; 35 of 35 schools with a graded inspection rated Good or Outstanding.

Other schools in this trust:Ark Atwood Primary Academy Ark Evelyn Grace Academy Ark Conway Primary Academy Ark Kings Academy Ark Putney Academy Ark The King's School

At a Glance

Rated Good. KS2 results rapidly declining, 2022-23 to 2024-25.

Inspection: Good · 3 more facts

InspectionGood

Inspected Jan 2023

Results

Rapidly Declining

KS2 SATs Combined: 73% (2024-25)

National avg: 62% · marker

Admissions

0.7 first-choice applicants per place (Reception, 2026-27)

SENDResourced Provision

16 funded places (DfE school capacity survey, 2024-25)

Matches the GIAS register.

This school has resourced provision: places reserved for pupils with a specific type of special educational need, who are taught mainly in mainstream classes with a specialist base.

On the other tabs

Admissions · 0.7 first-choice applicants per place (Reception, 2026-27)

0.7 first-choice applicants per place

Source · the council's offer figures and DfE admissions statistics, 2026-27

Inspection · Good, Jan 2023 (3 years ago)

Source · Ofsted · Inspected Jan 2023

Results · KS2 SATs Combined 73% (2024-25)

Source · DfE school performance tables

Money · £6,239 spent per pupil (2024-25)

Total spending per pupil (academy accounts return)

Source · DfE financial benchmarking, 2024-25

School facts · Academy · Primary · 3 - 11

Type

Academy

Phase

Primary

Age Range

3 - 11

Gender

Co-educational

Nursery Classes

Yes

Executive Headteacher

Mr David Dunn

Where this data comes from

DfE GIASschool register· Aug 2026DfE School Censusabsence & staffingOfsted Parent Viewrecommend rateFSAfood hygieneInspectorategrade & date· Jan 2023IMD 2025deprivation

See more of Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School

Free account: full results, full admissions and full inspection detail. Pro adds earlier years.

Create a free account →

Key metrics · Absence 3.7% (2024-25)

Key Metrics

Comparative & Financial

Borough ComparisonAbsence 3.7% — below the average for primary schools in this borough

School Capacity310 pupils on roll — 98.4% of capacity · DfE capacity survey 2024-25

Key admissions dates · Apply by Fri 15 Jan 2027

Key admissions dates

DeadlineReception application deadline

Friday, 15 January 2027

in 61 days

How to apply via GOV.UK All UK admissions deadlines

Statutory dates set in law (apply to all state schools in England). Confirm exact local windows with your council.

The area · Deprivation decile 2 of 10 (IMD 2025)

Place & Setting

Local Context

AreaPontefract South · Wakefield · Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley · Urban

Area deprivation

IMD Decile 2Most deprived

Food hygiene

Planning flood zone (ignores defences)Zone 1

Around the schoolcrime · road safety · green space · road noise · air quality · energy rating

Neighbourhood safety· within ½ mileAround LA average

Crimes per month 25

Wakefield peer median: 48 per month

12-month total302

Top categories

Violent crime

141 (47%)

Anti-social behaviour

53 (18%)

Shoplifting

24 (8%)

and 10 smaller categories

Source: data.police.uk · ½ mile radius · Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · vs 47 Wakefield schools.

Road Safety Nearby

Recorded collisions within 500m (2021–2025)2

Source: DfT road safety data

Greenspace Nearby

Greenspace sites within 800m9

Nearest site59m

Includes1 public parks, 3 playing fields, 1 play spaces, 1 allotments

Source: OS Open Greenspace

Road Noise

Road noiseLow — 46.9 dB daytime, peaking at 62.1 dB nearby

Source: Defra strategic noise mapping

Air Quality

Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂): modelled annual mean for the school's 1 km square, with the yardsticks that apply
Item	µg/m³
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)	10.3 µg/m³
The legal limit in England (40)	40
The WHO guideline (10)	10

Within the legal limit in England (40) · above the WHO guideline (10)

Fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅): modelled annual mean for the school's 1 km square, with the yardsticks that apply
Item	µg/m³
Fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅)	7.3 µg/m³
The legal limit in England (20)	20
England’s 2040 target (10)	10
The WHO guideline (5)	5

Within the legal limit in England (20) · within England’s 2040 target (10) · above the WHO guideline (5)

Particulate matter (PM₁₀): modelled annual mean for the school's 1 km square, with the yardsticks that apply
Item	µg/m³
Particulate matter (PM₁₀)	12.9 µg/m³
The legal limit in England (40)	40
The WHO guideline (15)	15

Within the legal limit in England (40) · within the WHO guideline (15)

Modelled annual mean for 2025, for the 1 km square containing the school. Not a measurement.

Building energy rating

Operational rating from actual metered usage (Display Energy Certificate)

Band D · score 100 · 2026

Heating: Natural Gas · 1,215 m²

Was band G in 2014.

MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings register (OGL v3)

Data from:Inspection: Jan 2023Results: 2024-25Admissions: 2026-27Profile updated: Aug 2026Some data may be outdatedReport stale data

Export available on Pro

Spotted something wrong?

Data sourced from DfE GIAS, Ofsted, and other government bodies under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Provided for general information only — verify details directly with the school. Terms

More about Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary SchoolAdmissions rules · key facts · nearby schools

How close did you need to live?

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.

Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in January 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School?

Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School has 330 pupils on roll.

What are Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School’s exam results?

In 2024-25, 73% 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 The Rookeries Carleton Primary School

At a Glance

On the other tabs

Key Metrics

Comparative & Financial

Key admissions dates

Place & Setting

Local Context

Neighbourhood safety· within ½ mileAround LA average

Road Safety Nearby

Greenspace Nearby

Road Noise

Air Quality

Building energy rating

How close did you need to live?

Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School: key facts

Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School

At a Glance

On the other tabs

Key Metrics

Comparative & Financial

Key admissions dates

Place & Setting

Local Context

Neighbourhood safety· within ½ mileAround LA average

Road Safety Nearby

Greenspace Nearby

Road Noise

Air Quality

Building energy rating

How close did you need to live?

Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School: key facts

Contact the school directly

Nearby schools within 5 km

Explore nearby

Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School

Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School

The answers

Quick summary

At a Glance

On the other tabs

Key Metrics

Comparative & Financial

Key admissions dates

Place & Setting

Local Context

Neighbourhood safety· within ½ mileAround LA average

Road Safety Nearby

Greenspace Nearby

Road Noise

Air Quality

Building energy rating

How close did you need to live?

Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School: key facts

Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School

The answers

Quick summary

At a Glance

On the other tabs

Key Metrics

Comparative & Financial

Key admissions dates

Place & Setting

Local Context

Neighbourhood safety· within ½ mileAround LA average

Road Safety Nearby

Greenspace Nearby

Road Noise

Air Quality

Building energy rating

How close did you need to live?

Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School: key facts

Contact the school directly

Nearby schools within 5 km

Explore nearby

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