Carleton High School
Academy converter · Secondary
Pontefract · WF8 3NW · Wakefield
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
0.9 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 139500
The King's School
Academy converter · Pontefract · WF8 4JF
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–16
Pupils
1,041
Local authority
Wakefield
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have 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 academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Pontefract, Wakefield, 1,041 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 26.1%.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Ages 11–16
Status: Open
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Academy converter · Secondary
Pontefract · WF7 6BD · Wakefield
Ages 11–18
Status: Open
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Academy converter · Secondary
Castleford · WF10 3JU · Wakefield
Ages 11–18
Status: Open
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Castleford Academy
Academy converter · Secondary
Castleford · WF10 4JQ · Wakefield
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 139500
Location
- Address
- Mill Hill Lane
- Postcode
- WF8 4JF
- Town
- Pontefract
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Local authority
- Wakefield
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
- 1,041
- Boys / girls
- 542 / 499
- School capacity
- 1,050
- Capacity fill
- 1,041 / 1,050 (99%)
- Free school meals
- 26.1%
- FSM pupils
- 272
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Governance
- Academy trust: PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST
Contact
- Telephone
- 01977601701