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WF7 7PS: 31 open schools within 5 km. Browse establishment records, phases and source details. Not catchment boundaries.

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Open schools nearby
31
Nearby establishment records
78
Primary nearby
22
Secondary nearby
4

All establishment records

61-78 of 78 · Within 3.1 miles

  • Wakefield independent sch

    Other independent school

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 2-17
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 8 September 1980 · Closed 4 July 2025
    Location
    WF4 1QG, 4.7 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Grove Lea First School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 5-9
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 1 September 1996
    Location
    WF9 4JJ, 4.7 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 1996
    Location
    WF9 1JS, 4.8 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 47% expected standard

  • Inglebrook School

    Other independent school

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 2-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 23 October 1972 · Closed 3 August 2016
    Location
    WF8 1JL, 4.8 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Dove Adolescent Services

    Other independent special school

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 13-16
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 14 August 2007 · Closed 31 December 2008
    Location
    WF8 1QJ, 4.8 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • New College Pontefract

    Further education

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    Phase and ages
    16 plus, ages 16-99
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 May 2017
    Location
    WF8 4QR, 4.8 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • New College Pontefract

    Academy 16-19 converter

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    Phase and ages
    16 plus, ages 16-19
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 June 2017
    Location
    WF8 4QR, 4.8 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 December 2013
    Location
    WF8 1HG, 4.8 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Improved significantly
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 78% expected standard

  • St Giles CofE (VA) J&I Pontefract

    Voluntary aided school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 30 November 2013
    Location
    WF8 1HG, 4.8 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Hemsworth West End Primary School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 1996 · Closed 30 September 2013
    Location
    WF9 4QJ, 4.9 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 October 2013
    Location
    WF9 4QJ, 4.9 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Improved significantly
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 73% expected standard
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 April 2017
    Location
    WF8 2HN, 4.9 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Requires improvement
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 49% expected standard

  • Pontefract Cobblers Lane Infant School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 5-7
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 2005
    Location
    WF8 2HN, 4.9 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • West End Middle School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Middle deemed secondary, ages 9-13
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 1 September 1996
    Location
    WF9 4QJ, 5.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Cherry Tree Academy

    Foundation school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2005 · Closed 31 March 2017
    Location
    WF8 2HN, 5.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Pontefract Cobblers Lane Junior School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 7-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 2005
    Location
    WF8 2HN, 5.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 March 2021
    Location
    WF9 4BQ, 5.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not judged
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 77% expected standard

  • Hemsworth Grove Lea Primary School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 1996 · Closed 28 February 2021
    Location
    WF9 4BQ, 5.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

Evidence in context

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School is the nearest published school at 368 m.

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