Ark Larks Hill Primary School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Pontefract, Yorkshire and the Humber WF8 4RJ · Wakefield
#4 of 1,636 primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#80 of 15,697 nationally
About Ark Larks Hill Primary School
Ark Larks Hill Primary School is a academy primary located in Pontefract, in the Wakefield local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 4–11. In 2025 it enrolled 203 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 98.3 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of primary schools in England and 4th of 1,636 ranked primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is ks2: higher standard (100th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (93th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 203; capacity filled 96.7%.
There are 43 schools in Pontefract; Ark Larks Hill Primary School ranks 1st of 42 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against primary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)97%
- KS2: higher standard (20%)53%
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)–
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)–
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)5.9%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Ark Larks Hill Primary School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 5.9%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 96.7%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- KS2 expected standard (RWM)
- 97%
- Share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
- KS2 higher standard (RWM)
- 53%
- Share of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading, writing and maths.
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Schools near Ark Larks Hill Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Ark The King's School
Pontefract · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,041 students · 410 m away
Ark Carleton Park Primary School
Pontefract · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
208 students · 668 m away
Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School
Pontefract · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
434 students · 973 m away
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract
Pontefract · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
222 students · 1.0 km away
Ark Carleton High School
Pontefract · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,026 students · 1.3 km away
New College Pontefract
Pontefract · Academy sixth form · Ages 16–19
0 students · 1.4 km away
St Giles C of E Academy
Pontefract · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
337 students · 1.6 km away
Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School
Pontefract · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
330 students · 1.6 km away
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
556 students · 1.6 km away
Ark De Lacy Primary School
Pontefract · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
342 students · 1.9 km away
Similar schools
Academy primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
St Joseph's Primary School
Sheffield · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
203 students
Trinity Academy Akroydon
Halifax · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
203 students
Monk Fryston Church of England Primary School
Leeds · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
203 students
Luddendenfoot Academy
Halifax · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
202 students
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe
Pontefract · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
204 students
Maltby Redwood Academy
Rotherham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
202 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Ark Larks Hill Primary School a good school?
Ark Larks Hill Primary School has a Success Index (England) of 98.3 out of 100 (Top 5% of primary schools in England) and ranks #4 of 1,636 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Ark Larks Hill Primary School rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Ark Larks Hill Primary School ranks #4 of 1,636 primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #80 of 15,697 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Ark Larks Hill Primary School?
Ark Larks Hill Primary School had 203 students in 2025.
Is Ark Larks Hill Primary School a primary school or a secondary school?
Ark Larks Hill Primary School is classified as a primary covering Ages 4–11. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Ark Larks Hill Primary School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Ark Larks Hill Primary School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.