Fitzwilliam Primary School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Pontefract, Yorkshire and the Humber WF9 5BA · Wakefield
#1413 of 1,636 primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#13961 of 15,697 nationally
About Fitzwilliam Primary School
Fitzwilliam Primary School is a academy primary located in Pontefract, in the Wakefield local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 2–11. In 2025 it enrolled 224 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 20.1 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools in England and 1413th of 1,636 ranked primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (37th percentile), and its weakest is ks2: higher standard (10th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 224; capacity filled 106.7%.
There are 43 schools in Pontefract; Fitzwilliam Primary School ranks 33rd 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%)50%
- KS2: higher standard (20%)0%
- 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%)27.1%
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 Fitzwilliam Primary School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 224
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 27.1%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 106.7%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- KS2 expected standard (RWM)
- 50%
- Share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
- KS2 higher standard (RWM)
- 0%
- Share of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading, writing and maths.
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Schools near Fitzwilliam Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
King's Meadow Academy
Pontefract · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
234 students · 927 m away
Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane
Pontefract · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
320 students · 2.2 km away
West End Academy
Pontefract · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
187 students · 2.8 km away
Ackworth School
West Yorkshire · Independent all-through · Ages 2–19
429 students · 2.9 km away
Ackworth Mill Dam School
Pontefract · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
225 students · 2.9 km away
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Pontefract · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,101 students · 3.0 km away
Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green
Wakefield · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
221 students · 3.2 km away
Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School
Wakefield · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
225 students · 3.3 km away
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Pontefract · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
119 students · 3.4 km away
St Helen's CE Primary School
Pontefract · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
215 students · 3.4 km away
Similar schools
Academy primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
East Morton CofE Primary School
Keighley · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
224 students
Armley Park Primary School
Leeds · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
224 students
Manorfield Infant and Nursery School
Batley · Academy primary · Ages 2–7
224 students
Parkside Primary Academy
Barnsley · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
225 students
England Lane Academy
Knottingley · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
225 students
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Wakefield · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
223 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Fitzwilliam Primary School a good school?
Fitzwilliam Primary School has a Success Index (England) of 20.1 out of 100 (Lower 50% of primary schools in England) and ranks #1413 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 Fitzwilliam Primary School rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Fitzwilliam Primary School ranks #1413 of 1,636 primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #13961 of 15,697 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Fitzwilliam Primary School?
Fitzwilliam Primary School had 224 students in 2025.
Is Fitzwilliam Primary School a primary school or a secondary school?
Fitzwilliam Primary School is classified as a primary covering Ages 2–11. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Fitzwilliam Primary School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Fitzwilliam Primary School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.