Ark Larks Hill Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Pontefract (Wakefield).
Location
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As Interim Headteacher at Larks Hill, it is with great pleasure that I welcome you to our website. Larks Hill is a one form entry school that sits at the heart of the local community and is attended by families over generations. Our school ethos is based on the notion of mutual respect.
The pupils at Larks Hill demonstrate a strong respect for learning, for each other and for all members of the school community and beyond. All staff demonstrate their respect for the children by delivering high quality lessons and offering new and exciting experiences, treating all as individuals in a calm and nurturing environment.
Our ethos of mutual respect is underpinned by our school values of resilience, independence and collaboration, and all stakeholders uphold our values whole heartedly. I have high ambitions and expectations for all the children in my care and this is visible as you walk around our school.
Pupils learning, their behaviour and personal presentation is of the highest quality and standards.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 139499
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (9 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mik Shinn | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Anthony Dee | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Amy Holmes-Edwards | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Richard Beevers | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Barry Cooper | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Nicki Deane | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mr Joe Ayre | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Sarah Oxley | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| James Parkinson | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
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