Ark Northfield Primary School
Academy sponsor led in Pontefract, Wakefield.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 348 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 315 |
| Free school meals | 22.60% |
| Trust or sponsor | ARK SCHOOLS |
| Local authority | Wakefield |
| Address | Northfield Lane, South Kirkby, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 3LY |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://arknorthfield.org.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01977651291 |
| URN | 150309 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 8 March 2022, published 29 May 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Northfield Primary School: With Communication Resource, URN 130859).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- South Kirkby Academy (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Ash Grove Primary Academy (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- Grove Lea Primary School (primary school, about 2.6 km)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 2.9 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Wakefield
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