The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

WakefieldLocal Authority

Pontefract, Castleford and KnottingleyConstituency

WF8 3NPPostcode

8.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 330 pupils. The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School is part of Pontefract Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 84%
Higher standard: 20%
Reading score: 112
Maths score: 110

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

330

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 330
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Pontefract Academies Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
15 Feb 2023	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
24 Apr 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.