Ofsted
Requires improvement
Inspected 2022
Expected Standard
83%
Demand Ratio
1.0x
Northfield Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Pontefract, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 8% of primary schools nationally.
Northfield Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Pontefract, Wakefield, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 355 pupils on roll, of whom 26% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 27% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #7 of 98 primaries in Wakefield and #106 of 14,143 nationally.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.
In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
83%
Read SS
109
Maths SS
109
GPS SS
105
Progress (0 = national avg)
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Read
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Write
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Maths
R/W/M Expected Standard
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Read SS
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Maths SS
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GPS SS
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Progress (0 = national avg)
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Write
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Maths
Inspection Report
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