From the uniform policy

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Pre-Owned Uniform

Uniform costs

DfE statutory guidance asks schools to keep uniform costs down, to say clearly what is required and what is optional, and to say where second-hand uniform can be bought.

The cost of school uniforms (GOV.UK)

Ofsted

No overall gradeInspected 04/03/2025

Since September 2024 Ofsted has not given an overall effectiveness grade at new inspections. This inspection graded the key judgements below instead (Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate); safeguarding is effective or not effective. No overall grade is worked out here.

Judgement	Grade
Safeguarding	Effective
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

Date	Outcome
04/03/2025	No overall grade: Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective
07/07/2015	Good
10/05/2012	Good

Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026, via WhatSchool: Ofsted may have published a newer report since. Since September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade at new inspections, so a one-word grade, where shown, belongs to the inspection date beside it. Ungraded inspections give no grade and are dated by month only. Inspections from September 2024 to November 2025 grade key judgements; report cards (from November 2025) grade evaluation areas.

Ofsted reports for this school

Academy trust

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Pontefract Academies Trust runs 9 schools, including this one.

Ark The King's SchoolSecondary · Pontefract · Ofsted: Good, Oct 2022
Ark Carleton Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Pontefract · Ofsted: No overall grade (Oct 2024): Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective
Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary SchoolPrimary · Pontefract · Ofsted: No overall grade (May 2025): Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective
Ark Carleton High SchoolSecondary · Pontefract · Ofsted: Ungraded inspection Nov 2024; last graded Good (Jul 2019, from earlier data)
Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary SchoolPrimary · Pontefract · Ofsted: Good, Jan 2023
Ark De Lacy Primary SchoolPrimary · Pontefract · Ofsted: Outstanding, Mar 2024

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Guides for parents

All guides

School uniform: costs, rules and helpThe new limit on branded items from September 2026, what schools must do, and where to get help.