Larks Hill Junior and Infant School

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

WakefieldLocal Authority

Pontefract, Castleford and KnottingleyConstituency

WF8 4RJPostcode

9.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Larks Hill Junior and Infant School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber.

It currently serves 203 pupils. Larks Hill Junior and Infant School is part of Pontefract Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 93%
Higher standard: 39%
Reading score: 111
Maths score: 109

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Pupils

203

Total Pupils

58%Boys

42%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 203
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Pontefract Academies Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
30 Mar 2025	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
10 Sept 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.