Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School
Halfpenny Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4BW
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Primary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Admissions: Not applicable
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 434 (207 boys, 227 girls)
- Capacity: 420
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 18.9%
- Telephone: 01977703270
- Ofsted: Good (6 Feb 2019); inspected again 20 May 2025, no overall grade
- KS2 expected standard: 93% (2024/25, revised)
- Applications (Reception entry, September 2026): 89 applications, 49 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
Other schools in Wakefield
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract (0.4 miles, straight line)
- Ark The King's School (0.5 miles, straight line)
- Ark Larks Hill Primary School (0.6 miles, straight line)
- St Giles C of E Academy (0.7 miles, straight line)
- Ark Carleton Park Primary School (0.9 miles, straight line)
- Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School (1 miles, straight line)
