Ark Northfield Primary School
Primary schoolArk Northfield Primary School is a primary school in Wakefield, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 348 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Requires improvement (overall), March 2022, before the school changed
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 8 March 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 83% of pupils at Ark Northfield Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Wakefield and 62% in England.
27% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 27% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- South Kirkby AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), April 2023. 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met1.2 km
- Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion ResourcePrimary. School remains Good, February 2024. 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, MoorthorpePrimary. School remains Good, June 2022. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2022. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.8 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Wakefield
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).