Ark Northfield Primary School
Academy sponsor led primary school in Pontefract (Wakefield).
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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).Press Map+ on the map for a full-screen view with neighbourhood deprivation layers.
Nearby schools
nearest first11 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is South Kirkby Academy, 0.6 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Kirkby AcademyAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 186 | Good, 2023 |
| South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 208 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, MoorthorpeAcademy sponsor led | 0.8 mi | Primary | 204 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2022Last graded Good (Feb 2017) |
| Moorthorpe Primary School with Inclusion ResourceCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 216 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Dec 2018) |
| South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 454 | Good, 2022 |
| Minsthorpe Community CollegeAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Secondary | 1,609 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| Ash Grove Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Primary | 265 | Good, 2023 |
| Grove Lea Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 244 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 119 | Good, 2022 |
| St Helen's CE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 2.0 mi | Primary | 215 | Good, 2023 |
| Outwood Academy HemsworthAcademy sponsor led | 2.0 mi | Secondary | 1,101 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
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
- 135
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