Schools near Pontefract
The 60 schools closest to Pontefract by distance, wherever they sit administratively.
About schools near Pontefract
Here are the 60 nearest schools to Pontefract, ordered by how far each one sits from the centre. The closest is Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School, less than a mile away in a straight line. Some sit under a neighbouring town or local authority, because distance does not follow administrative boundaries.
Ofsted inspects the schools on this page. Follow any school for its inspection history and, where results have been published, its exam performance. Distances are measured in a straight line from the centre of Pontefract, so a school that is close by road may fall a little further down this list; to see only the schools listed under Pontefract itself, open its schools page.
Nearest schools
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Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Ackworth School0.5 miles
Independent schools · West Yorkshire
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Ackworth Mill Dam School0.7 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane1.0 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Oakfield Park School1.2 miles
Special schools · Pontefract
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The Featherstone Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Pontefract
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Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School1.9 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Carleton High School1.9 miles
Secondary · Pontefract
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Featherstone Purston Infant School2.0 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Larks Hill Junior and Infant School2.0 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Carleton Park Junior and Infant School2.1 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Featherstone Girnhill Infant School2.1 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School2.1 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School2.2 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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The King's School2.3 miles
Secondary · Pontefract
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Fitzwilliam Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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King's Meadow Academy2.5 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School2.5 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School2.6 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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High Well School2.7 miles
Special schools · Pontefract
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract2.7 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Outwood Academy Hemsworth2.7 miles
Secondary · Pontefract
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De Lacy Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Darrington Church of England Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Harewood Centre Nursery School2.9 miles
Nursery · Pontefract
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New College Pontefract2.9 miles
16 plus · Pontefract
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West End Academy2.9 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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St Giles C of E Academy3.0 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Grove Lea Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Cherry Tree Academy3.1 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy3.1 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Upton Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy3.2 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy3.4 miles
Secondary · Pontefract
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St Helen's CE Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Minsthorpe Community College3.7 miles
Secondary · Pontefract
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Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School3.8 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School3.8 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Hammer Lane Academy3.9 miles
Special schools · Wakefield
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Sharlston Community School3.9 miles
Primary · Wakefield
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Northfield Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Ash Grove Primary Academy4.0 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource4.0 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe4.1 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Crofton Junior School4.2 miles
Primary · Wakefield
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Simpson's Lane Academy4.2 miles
Primary · Knottingley
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South Hiendley Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Barnsley
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Crofton Infant School4.3 miles
Primary · Wakefield
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South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School4.3 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green4.3 miles
Primary · Wakefield
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Crofton Academy4.4 miles
Secondary · Wakefield
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Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School4.4 miles
Primary · Wakefield
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Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School4.4 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Enrich Academy4.4 miles
Academies · Wakefield
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South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School4.5 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Willow Green Academy4.5 miles
Primary · Knottingley
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South Kirkby Academy4.5 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School4.6 miles
Primary · Barnsley
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Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School4.6 miles
Primary · Wakefield
Common questions
- How many schools are near Pontefract?
- This page lists the 60 closest schools to the centre of Pontefract by straight-line distance, wherever they sit administratively, always within the same nation.
- Which school is closest to Pontefract?
- The nearest listed school to the centre of Pontefract is Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School, about 0.1 miles from the centre. Distances are straight-line, so journeys will be longer by road.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Distances are straight-line, calculated from the schools' coordinates. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.