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57 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is High Well School, 1.2 miles away.

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		Phase		Ofsted
High Well SchoolCommunity special	1.2 mi	Special	104	Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (May 2017)
Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary SchoolAcademy converter	1.3 mi	Primary	330	Good, 2023
Ark De Lacy Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led	1.3 mi	Primary	342	Outstanding, 2024
Ark Carleton High SchoolAcademy converter	1.3 mi	Secondary	1,026	Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2019)
Cherry Tree AcademyAcademy sponsor led	1.4 mi	Primary	233	Requires improvement, 2024
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter	1.4 mi	Primary	199	Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (May 2011, previous school)
Harewood Centre Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	1.5 mi	Nursery	52	Ungraded inspection, Jul 2022Last graded Good (Dec 2013)
Simpson's Lane AcademyAcademy converter	1.7 mi	Primary	387	No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding
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
England Lane AcademyAcademy sponsor led	2.1 mi	Primary	225	Outstanding, 2024
De Lacy AcademyAcademy converter	2.1 mi	Secondary	853	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4
Ark The King's SchoolAcademy converter	2.2 mi	Secondary	1,041	Good, 2022
The Vale Primary AcademyAcademy converter	2.2 mi	Primary	218	No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding
Ark Larks Hill Primary SchoolAcademy converter	2.2 mi	Primary	203	No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School PontefractAcademy converter	2.2 mi	Primary	222	Good, 2024
Ark Orchard Head Primary SchoolAcademy converter	2.2 mi	Primary	335	Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given
St Giles C of E AcademyAcademy converter	2.3 mi	Primary	337	Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Sep 2015)
Willow Green AcademyAcademy sponsor led	2.4 mi	Primary	228	Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2014)
Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary SchoolAcademy converter	2.5 mi	Primary	434	No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding
St Botolphs CE AcademyAcademy converter	2.5 mi	Primary	281	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding
Balance Alternative ProvisionOther independent special	2.5 mi	Special	32	-
New College PontefractAcademy 16-19 converter	2.6 mi	16 plus	-	-
Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled	2.9 mi	Primary	229	Good, 2024
The Featherstone AcademyAcademy sponsor led	3.1 mi	Secondary	556	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2022Last graded Good (Feb 2017)
Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled	3.1 mi	Primary	105	Good, 2023
Brotherton and Byram Community Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led	3.2 mi	Primary	185	Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (May 2018)
Ackworth SchoolOther independent	3.4 mi	Independent	429	-
Airedale AcademyAcademy converter	3.5 mi	Secondary	1,008	Requires improvement, 2024
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity	3.5 mi	Primary	338	Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2014)
Ackworth Mill Dam SchoolAcademy converter	3.5 mi	Primary	225	Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas
Airedale Infant AcademyAcademy converter	3.6 mi	Primary	206	Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Jun 2025, no grade given
Townville AcademyAcademy sponsor led	3.6 mi	Primary	111	Requires improvement, 2023This inspection was of the school this one replaced.
Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled	3.6 mi	Primary	210	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2013)
Featherstone Purston Infant SchoolCommunity	3.7 mi	Primary	203	Good, 2023
Airedale Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led	3.7 mi	Primary	385	Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2017)
Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled	3.8 mi	Primary	314	Requires improvement, 2024
Featherstone All Saints CofE AcademyAcademy converter	3.9 mi	Primary	227	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2016, previous school)
Featherstone Girnhill Infant SchoolAcademy converter	3.9 mi	Primary	103	Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (May 2019)
Oakfield Park SchoolCommunity special	3.9 mi	Special	176	Outstanding, 2019Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given
Oyster Park Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led	3.9 mi	Primary	349	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 3, Needs attention in 3
Outwood Primary Academy Bell LaneAcademy converter	3.9 mi	Primary	320	Good, 2022
Fairburn View Primary School, CastlefordCommunity	4.0 mi	Primary	471	Good, 2023
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter	4.1 mi	Secondary	1,470	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6
Upton Primary SchoolCommunity	4.2 mi	Primary	453	Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Sep 2017)
Glasshoughton Infant AcademyAcademy converter	4.3 mi	Primary	222	Good, 2023
Smawthorne Henry Moore AcademyAcademy converter	4.4 mi	Primary	473	Good, 2020This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Burton Salmon Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter	4.4 mi	Primary	64	Good, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Castleford Park Junior AcademyAcademy converter	4.5 mi	Primary	412	Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2019)
Castleford AcademyAcademy converter	4.6 mi	Secondary	1,480	No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School CastlefordAcademy converter	4.6 mi	Primary	197	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary SchoolCommunity	4.6 mi	Primary	233	Good, 2023
Fairburn Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter	4.7 mi	Primary	87	No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Castleford Wheldon Infant School and NurseryCommunity	4.8 mi	Primary	169	Ungraded inspection, May 2025Last graded Good (Apr 2015)
Half Acres Primary AcademyAcademy converter	4.8 mi	Primary	424	No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good
Campsmount AcademyAcademy converter	4.9 mi	Secondary	710	Good, 2023
Norton Infant SchoolAcademy converter	5.0 mi	Primary	220	Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2013, previous school)
Norton Junior SchoolAcademy converter	5.0 mi	Primary	236	Good, 2023

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

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This school's neighbourhood is close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 6 of 10).

Overall deprivation6

Income8

Employment7

Education and skills8

Health6

Crime4

Barriers to housing and services2

Living environment3

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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: 25

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