Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane
Academy converter · Primary
Pontefract · WF7 7JH · Wakefield
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.4 miles away
OpenURN 133719
Oakfield Park School
Community special school · Pontefract · WF7 7DT
Age range
Ages 11–19
Pupils
176
Local authority
Wakefield
Age range
Ages 11–19
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community special school, Ages 11–19, in Pontefract, Wakefield, 176 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 62.9%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Ackworth Mill Dam School
Academy converter · Primary
Pontefract · WF7 7PH · Wakefield
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.5 miles away
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Ackworth School
Other independent school
West Yorkshire · WF7 7LT · Wakefield
Ages 2–19
Status: Open
0.8 miles away
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Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Pontefract · WF7 7HH · Wakefield
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
1.1 miles away
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Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Academy sponsor led · Secondary
Pontefract · WF9 4AB · Wakefield
Ages 11–18
Status: Open
1.5 miles away
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King's Meadow Academy
Academy converter · Primary
Pontefract · WF9 5BP · Wakefield
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
1.6 miles away
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Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Pontefract · WF9 1AJ · Wakefield
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
1.6 miles away
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Fitzwilliam Primary School
Academy converter · Primary
Pontefract · WF9 5BA · Wakefield
Ages 2–11
Status: Open
1.6 miles away
Overview
- School type
- Community special school
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 133719
Location
- Address
- Barnsley Road, Ackworth
- Postcode
- WF7 7DT
- Town
- Pontefract
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- District
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Normanton and Hemsworth
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 176
- Boys / girls
- 113 / 63
- School capacity
- 162
- Capacity fill
- 176 / 162 (109%)
- Free school meals
- 62.9%
- FSM pupils
- 73
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Cryer
- Telephone
- 01977613423