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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

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)

Academy trust

iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.

Ark Schools

Ark Northfield Primary School is one of 9 schools run by Ark Schools.

Type of school
Academy sponsor led
Ages
3 to 11

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Schools in the trust

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SchoolPhaseLocal authorityPupilsGovernors on Governance RegisterLatest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026)
Ark Carleton High SchoolSecondaryWakefield1,0268Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2019)
Ark Carleton Park Primary SchoolPrimaryWakefield2087Key judgements 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective
Ark De Lacy Primary SchoolPrimaryWakefield3428Outstanding 2024
Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary SchoolPrimaryWakefield4346Key judgements 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective
Ark Larks Hill Primary SchoolPrimaryWakefield2038Key judgements 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective
Ark Northfield Primary School (this school)PrimaryWakefield3488Requires improvement 2022This inspection was of the school this one replaced.
Ark Orchard Head Primary SchoolPrimaryWakefield3356Good 2019Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given
Ark The King's SchoolSecondaryWakefield1,0418Good 2022
Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary SchoolPrimaryWakefield3307Good 2023
9 schools4,267

Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.

What this means

Funding
An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
Admissions
The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
Governance
The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.

General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.