Schools
30 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Ackworth School is the nearest published school at 869 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
High Ackworth
Local area, nearby places and postcodes.
Explore WF7 postcode district
Use district-wide reports for broader context. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for High Ackworth within WF7; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.
Schools
- Open schools nearby
- 30
- Nearby establishment records
- 74
- Primary nearby
- 20
- Secondary nearby
- 5
All establishment records
1-20 of 74 · Within 3.1 miles
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- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 2-19
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 18 October 1809
- Location
- WF7 7LT, 869 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 33.9
- Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Voluntary controlled school
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 1996
- Location
- WF7 7HH, 1.1 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 80% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 5-9
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 1 September 1996
- Location
- WF7 7HH, 1.1 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 1996 · Closed 30 June 2017
- Location
- WF7 7PH, 1.5 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 July 2017
- Location
- WF7 7PH, 1.5 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 68% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 5-9
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 1 September 1996
- Location
- WF7 7PH, 1.6 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 April 2018
- Location
- WF7 7JH, 1.6 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 83% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 5-9
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 1 September 1996
- Location
- WF7 7JH, 1.7 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 1 August 2015 · Closed 31 March 2018
- Location
- WF7 7JH, 1.7 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 1996 · Closed 31 July 2015
- Location
- WF7 7JH, 1.7 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
Featherstone Technology College: With Physical Disability Resource
Community school
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-16
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 2012
- Location
- WF7 5AJ, 2.2 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-16
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 2012
- Location
- WF7 5AJ, 2.2 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 41.6
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- Phase and ages
- Middle deemed secondary, ages 9-13
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 1 September 1996
- Location
- WF7 7DT, 2.2 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 11-19
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 2002
- Location
- WF7 7DT, 2.2 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Outstanding
- DfE performance
- KS4 2024/25: suppressed
-
- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 2-19
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 1997 · Closed 31 August 2002
- Location
- WF7 7DT, 2.2 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-7
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- WF7 5HF, 2.3 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-7
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 30 June 2017
- Location
- WF7 5JB, 2.5 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-7
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 July 2017
- Location
- WF7 5JB, 2.5 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: suppressed
- Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Voluntary controlled school
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 7-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- WF7 5BG, 2.6 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Requires improvement
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 46% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 April 2013
- Location
- WF8 4RJ, 3.0 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not judged
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 97% expected standard
Recorded crime
- Latest published month
- June 2026
- Records in latest month
- 18
- Records within 1 mile
- 183
- Months covered
- 12
Month-by-month history
Every available month within 1 mile of High Ackworth
Monthly records trend
Published monthly records within 1 mile of High Ackworth.
| Period | Recorded crime events |
|---|---|
| July 2025 | 19 |
| August 2025 | 15 |
| September 2025 | 15 |
| October 2025 | 26 |
| November 2025 | 11 |
| December 2025 | 22 |
| January 2026 | 7 |
| February 2026 | 12 |
| March 2026 | 8 |
| April 2026 | 9 |
| May 2026 | 21 |
| June 2026 | 18 |
| Published month | Records | Largest category that month | Category records |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 18 | Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| May 2026 | 21 | Violence and sexual offences | 10 |
| April 2026 | 9 | Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| March 2026 | 8 | Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| February 2026 | 12 | Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| January 2026 | 7 | Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| December 2025 | 22 | Violence and sexual offences | 9 |
| November 2025 | 11 | Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| October 2025 | 26 | Violence and sexual offences | 9 |
| September 2025 | 15 | Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| August 2025 | 15 | Violence and sexual offences | 10 |
| July 2025 | 19 | Violence and sexual offences | 9 |
Every published record
1-25 of 183
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Chapel Garth
Wakefield 034D
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Millgate
Wakefield 034D
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Mill Lane
Wakefield 034D
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Mill Lane
Wakefield 034D
Outcome
Under investigation
Shoplifting
June 2026
On or near Petrol Station
Wakefield 034D
Outcome
Under investigation
Other theft
June 2026
On or near School Farm Lane
Wakefield 034D
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Anti-social behaviour
June 2026
On or near Mill Lane
Wakefield 034D
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Anti-social behaviour
June 2026
On or near Hillside Road
Wakefield 034D
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Vehicle crime
June 2026
On or near Parking Area
Wakefield 034B
Outcome
Under investigation
Public order
June 2026
On or near Woodleigh Crescent
Wakefield 034B
Outcome
Under investigation
Vehicle crime
June 2026
On or near Long Meadow
Wakefield 034A
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft
June 2026
On or near York Place
Wakefield 034A
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Drugs
June 2026
On or near St Cuthbert'S Court
Wakefield 034A
Outcome
Local resolution
Criminal damage and arson
June 2026
On or near Lamprey Gardens
Wakefield 034A
Outcome
Under investigation
Burglary
June 2026
On or near Long Meadow
Wakefield 034A
Outcome
Under investigation
Burglary
June 2026
On or near Town End Avenue
Wakefield 034A
Outcome
Under investigation
Burglary
June 2026
On or near Beech Drive
Wakefield 034A
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Anti-social behaviour
June 2026
On or near York Place
Wakefield 034A
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Violence and sexual offences
May 2026
On or near Millgate
Wakefield 034D
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
May 2026
On or near Hillside Road
Wakefield 034D
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
May 2026
On or near Petrol Station
Wakefield 034D
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence and sexual offences
May 2026
On or near Petrol Station
Wakefield 034D
Outcome
Under investigation
Shoplifting
May 2026
On or near Petrol Station
Wakefield 034D
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting
May 2026
On or near Petrol Station
Wakefield 034D
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Public order
May 2026
On or near Barnsley Road
Wakefield 034D
Outcome
Under investigation
Place details
- Place type
- Village
- Postcode district
- WF7
- Country
- England
Reference location
- Latitude and longitude
- 53.65657, -1.33470
- Wider geography
- Yorkshire and the Humber
Administrative areas
- Metropolitan District
- Wakefield
- E08000036
Nearby places and postcodes
Evidence in context
Property sales use Price Paid transactions whose published town/city is High Ackworth and whose postcode is in WF7. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.
Recorded crime
183 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 78 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.