Ackworth School
Other independent school in West Yorkshire (Wakefield).
Pupils
429
on roll
Ofsted
-
no graded judgement
Attendance rate
-
not published
Pupil : Teacher
-
not published
Eligible for free school meals
0.0%
school census 2024/25
SEN support
14.5%
2025/26
Capacity
73%
429 / 589 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
-
not published
Map of nearby schools
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).This schoolPrimarySecondaryAll-throughSpecialOther
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Nearby schools
nearest first71 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Ackworth Mill Dam School, 0.5 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ackworth Mill Dam SchoolAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Primary | 225 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled | 0.6 mi | Primary | 229 | Good, 2024 |
| Outwood Primary Academy Bell LaneAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 320 | Good, 2022 |
| Oakfield Park SchoolCommunity special | 0.8 mi | Special | 176 | Outstanding, 2019Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given |
| The Featherstone AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 556 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2022Last graded Good (Feb 2017) |
| Featherstone Purston Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 203 | Good, 2023 |
| Fitzwilliam Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 224 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Good |
| Featherstone Girnhill Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 103 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (May 2019) |
| Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled | 2.0 mi | Primary | 210 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2013) |
| Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled | 2.0 mi | Primary | 314 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| King's Meadow AcademyAcademy converter | 2.1 mi | Primary | 234 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Good |
| Ark Larks Hill Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.3 mi | Primary | 203 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Ark Carleton High SchoolAcademy converter | 2.4 mi | Secondary | 1,026 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2019) |
| Ark Carleton Park Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 2.4 mi | Primary | 208 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Outwood Academy HemsworthAcademy sponsor led | 2.5 mi | Secondary | 1,101 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity | 2.5 mi | Primary | 338 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.5 mi | Primary | 330 | Good, 2023 |
| Ark The King's SchoolAcademy converter | 2.6 mi | Secondary | 1,041 | Good, 2022 |
| West End AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 2.6 mi | Primary | 187 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (May 2015) |
| Grove Lea Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.7 mi | Primary | 244 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.8 mi | Primary | 119 | Good, 2022 |
| Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.8 mi | Primary | 434 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School PontefractAcademy converter | 3.0 mi | Primary | 222 | Good, 2024 |
| St Helen's CE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 3.0 mi | Primary | 215 | Good, 2023 |
| High Well SchoolCommunity special | 3.1 mi | Special | 104 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (May 2017) |
| New College PontefractAcademy 16-19 converter | 3.1 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Harewood Centre Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 3.1 mi | Nursery | 52 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2022Last graded Good (Dec 2013) |
| Featherstone All Saints CofE AcademyAcademy converter | 3.2 mi | Primary | 227 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2016, previous school) |
| Ark De Lacy Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 3.2 mi | Primary | 342 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Upton Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.3 mi | Primary | 453 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Sep 2017) |
| Darrington Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.4 mi | Primary | 129 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 3.4 mi | Primary | 105 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 3.4 mi | Secondary | 1,470 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| St Giles C of E AcademyAcademy converter | 3.5 mi | Primary | 337 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Sep 2015) |
| Hammer Lane AcademyOther independent special | 3.5 mi | Special | 28 | - |
| Sharlston Community SchoolAcademy converter | 3.5 mi | Primary | 239 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2014, previous school) |
| Cherry Tree AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 3.5 mi | Primary | 233 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 3.5 mi | Primary | 199 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (May 2011, previous school) |
| Outwood Primary Academy Newstead GreenAcademy sponsor led | 3.7 mi | Primary | 221 | Good, 2022 |
| Minsthorpe Community CollegeAcademy converter | 3.7 mi | Secondary | 1,609 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| Crofton Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 3.8 mi | Primary | 188 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2012, previous school) |
| Crofton Junior SchoolCommunity | 3.8 mi | Primary | 231 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (May 2013) |
| Ark Northfield Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 3.8 mi | Primary | 348 | Requires improvement, 2022This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| South Hiendley Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.8 mi | Primary | 184 | Good, 2022 |
| Crofton AcademyAcademy converter | 3.9 mi | Secondary | 1,045 | Good, 2023 |
| Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 3.9 mi | Primary | 225 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2018) |
| Ash Grove Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 4.0 mi | Primary | 265 | Good, 2023 |
| Enrich AcademyAcademy alternative provision converter | 4.0 mi | Alternative provision | 94 | Report card, 2026Needs attention in 4 areas, Urgent improvement in 2 |
| Moorthorpe Primary School with Inclusion ResourceCommunity | 4.1 mi | Primary | 216 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Dec 2018) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, MoorthorpeAcademy sponsor led | 4.1 mi | Primary | 204 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2022Last graded Good (Feb 2017) |
| Ark Orchard Head Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.1 mi | Primary | 335 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given |
| Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.1 mi | Primary | 205 | Good, 2024 |
| Shay Lane Primary (J and I) SchoolCommunity | 4.2 mi | Primary | 233 | Good, 2024 |
| South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity | 4.2 mi | Primary | 454 | Good, 2022 |
| South Kirkby AcademyAcademy converter | 4.2 mi | Primary | 186 | Good, 2023 |
| South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 4.3 mi | Primary | 208 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
| Outwood Academy FreestonAcademy converter | 4.4 mi | Secondary | 993 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements |
| St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.6 mi | Primary | 221 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (May 2014) |
| Newlands Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.7 mi | Primary | 270 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Requires improvement |
| Normanton All Saints CofE Infant SchoolVoluntary aided | 4.7 mi | Primary | 289 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Simpson's Lane AcademyAcademy converter | 4.7 mi | Primary | 387 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Smawthorne Henry Moore AcademyAcademy converter | 4.7 mi | Primary | 473 | Good, 2020This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Normanton Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 4.7 mi | Primary | 357 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2018) |
| Normanton Common Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 4.8 mi | Primary | 334 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2019) |
| Willow Green AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 4.9 mi | Primary | 228 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.9 mi | Primary | 105 | Good, 2023 |
| Lift ShaftonAcademy sponsor led | 4.9 mi | Primary | 247 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2015) |
| Glasshoughton Infant AcademyAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Primary | 222 | Good, 2023 |
| Ackton Pastures Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 5.0 mi | Primary | 356 | Good, 2023 |
| Half Acres Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 5.0 mi | Primary | 424 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Airedale Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 5.0 mi | Primary | 385 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2017) |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 5 of 10).
Overall deprivation5
Income6
Employment4
Education and skills5
Health4
Crime6
Barriers to housing and services4
Living environment8
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 80
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