Academy sponsor led · Wakefield

Ark Carleton Park Primary School

4–11Ages
208Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140337URN

Moxon Close, Carleton Park, Pontefract, WF8 3PT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.9 above Wakefield median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wakefield

96 applications for 30 places · 7th of 100 in Wakefield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

87%met the expected standard

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 15 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Wakefield median (2.3) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

96 applications · 30 places offered · 34 named it first

2026 3.2; Wakefield median median 2.3
2025 4.4; Wakefield median median 2.2
2024 3.7; Wakefield median median 2.4
2023 3.6; Wakefield median median 1.9
2022 3.1; Wakefield median median 1.8
2021 2.9; Wakefield median median 1.8
2020 2.9; Wakefield median median 1.9
2019 2.3; Wakefield median median 1.8
2018 3.1; Wakefield median median 1.9
2017 2.6; Wakefield median median 1.9
2016 1.8; Wakefield median median 1.9
2015 1.8; Wakefield median median 1.8
2014 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.9

This school
Wakefield median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	96	3.2	34	1.13
Sep 2025	30	132	4.4	41	1.37
Sep 2024	27	99	3.7	27	1.00
Sep 2023	30	109	3.6	48	1.60
Sep 2022	22	69	3.1	20	0.91
Sep 2021	27	78	2.9	27	1.00
Sep 2020	30	87	2.9	28	0.93
Sep 2019	30	70	2.3	25	0.83
Sep 2018	23	72	3.1	21	0.91
Sep 2017	27	70	2.6	19	0.70
Sep 2016	23	41	1.8	15	0.65
Sep 2015	27	49	1.8	24	0.89
Sep 2014	22	44	2.0	20	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 90% · Maths 97% → all three 87% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%9th of 98 in Wakefield

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Wakefield 76% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Wakefield 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Wakefield 77% England 75%

Greater depth33%

Wakefield 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Wakefield 77% England 77%

Higher standard37%

Wakefield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wakefield median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	87%	23%	107	108
2023/24	93%	33%	110	109
2022/23	97%	32%	112	110

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Ark Carleton Park Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.2applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Ark Larks Hill Primary School
0.7 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 97%met the SATs standard
Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School
0.9 km · Wakefield

Good2023

2.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract
1.2 km · Wakefield

Good2024

2.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Ark De Lacy Primary School
1.4 km · Wakefield

Outstanding2024

2.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School
1.4 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
St Giles C of E Academy
1.5 km · Wakefield

Improved significantly2025

1.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
New College Pontefract
1.8 km · Wakefield

Not yet inspected
Cherry Tree Academy
1.9 km · Wakefield

Requires improvement2024

2.6applications per place 49%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140337 · 384/2011
Trust: Ark Schools
Capacity: 218 pupils · 208 on roll
Free school meals: 21.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2013
Replaced: Pontefract Carleton Park Junior and Infant School (URN 108185)
Address: Moxon Close, Carleton Park, Pontefract, WF8 3PT
Local authority: Wakefield

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources