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Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Carleton Road, Carleton, Pontefract WF8 3NP · arkrookeries.org.uk · 01977 600368
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wakefield 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 330
- 14 over 316 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18%
- First language not English
- 3.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Ark Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 32 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 32 | 30 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 45 | 43 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 34 | 32 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 44 | 40 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 32% the higher standard. Across Wakefield it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▲32% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 10 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Nov 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (104 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 104
- 33% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 57% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied
based on 50 parents (48%) with SEND