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Schools in Pontefract

117 schools from official GIAS records — including 84 primary and 22 secondary.

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School data currently covers England using official GIAS records. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland may be added when official datasets are integrated.

About schools in Pontefract

Pontefract has 117 schools listed in the Department for Education's Get Information about Schools (GIAS) register. By phase, that is 84 primary (77%), 13 secondary (12%) and 9 middle deemed secondary (8%). Pontefract spans 2 local authorities, most schools sitting in Wakefield (116). The most common types are community school (47), academy converter (23) and academy sponsor led (11). This includes 35 academies, 3 independent schools and 7 special schools.

How many schools are there in Pontefract?

GIAS lists 117 schools in Pontefract, England.

What types of schools are in Pontefract?

The biggest groups by phase are primary (84), secondary (13) and middle deemed secondary (9).

Which local authority covers Pontefract?

Pontefract spans Wakefield and North Yorkshire; check each school's page for its own authority.

Where does this Pontefract data come from?

School records come from GIAS; inspection outcomes from Ofsted and results from DfE performance tables, where available for each school.

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More about schools in Pontefract

Breakdowns from GIAS establishment records for this town. Use these to spot the mix of phases, ages and types — then open individual school profiles for Ofsted and performance.

Gender mix

  • Mixed117

Age ranges

  • 3–1145
  • 5–916
  • 4–1110
  • 9–139
  • 11–187
  • 11–167
  • 7–115
  • 3–75

Local authorities

  • Wakefield116
  • North Yorkshire1

School types

  • Community school47
  • Academy converter23
  • Academy sponsor led11
  • Voluntary aided school10
  • Foundation school8
  • Voluntary controlled school7
  • Community special school5
  • Other independent school2
  • Other independent special school1
  • Local authority nursery school1
Special
7
Independent
3
Academies
35

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