Ark Northfield Primary School
Academy sponsor led primary school in Pontefract (Wakefield).
KS2 RWM expected
83%
▲ 21pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
88%
▲ 13pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
83%
▲ 9pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
85%
▲ 13pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
96.3%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
23.2
▲ 2.5 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
22.1%
▼ 3pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
110%
348 / 315 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Northfield Primary School is a primary school located in Pontefract, Wakefield. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 355 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 315. It is part of the PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST. The school is led by Mr Joe Ayre.
Key facts
- URN
- 150309
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Normanton and Hemsworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Dee | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 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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