Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Pontefract (Wakefield).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School is a primary school located in Pontefract, Wakefield. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 437 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. It is part of the PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST. The school is led by Mr Ian Shuttleworth.
Key facts
- URN
- 139502
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (7 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Alexis Sharp | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Rachel Tate | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Jonathan Shuttleworth | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Kieron O'Toole | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mrs Kara Adams | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mr Robert Hollings | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Ian Shuttleworth | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record