Ark Orchard Head Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Pontefract (Wakefield).
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Nearby schools
nearest first25 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is St Giles C of E Academy, 0.8 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Giles C of E AcademyAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 337 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Sep 2015) |
| Cherry Tree AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.9 mi | Primary | 233 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 199 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (May 2011, previous school) |
| Willow Green AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.9 mi | Primary | 228 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| Harewood Centre Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.1 mi | Nursery | 52 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2022Last graded Good (Dec 2013) |
| Ark De Lacy Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.1 mi | Primary | 342 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School PontefractAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 222 | Good, 2024 |
| Airedale AcademyAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Secondary | 1,008 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| High Well SchoolCommunity special | 1.3 mi | Special | 104 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (May 2017) |
| Airedale Infant AcademyAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 206 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Jun 2025, no grade given |
| Townville AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.3 mi | Primary | 111 | Requires improvement, 2023This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| New College PontefractAcademy 16-19 converter | 1.4 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Balance Alternative ProvisionOther independent special | 1.4 mi | Special | 32 | - |
| Airedale Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.5 mi | Primary | 385 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2017) |
| The Vale Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 218 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 434 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Simpson's Lane AcademyAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 387 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Ark The King's SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 1,041 | Good, 2022 |
| Brotherton and Byram Community Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Primary | 185 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (May 2018) |
| Ark Carleton Park Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Primary | 208 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Oyster Park Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Primary | 349 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 3, Needs attention in 3 |
| Fairburn View Primary School, CastlefordCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 471 | Good, 2023 |
| Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 330 | Good, 2023 |
| Ark Larks Hill Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 203 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Ark Carleton High SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 1,026 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2019) |
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 among the 30% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 3 of 10).
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
- 175
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