Ark The King's School
Secondary schoolArk The King's School is a secondary school in Wakefield, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 1,041 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), October 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 12 October 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
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 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Ark The King's School was 51.8, against 45.8 in Wakefield and 46.2 in England.
57.2% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 51.8 | 45.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57.2% | 47.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79.3% | 66.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 208 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 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- Ark Larks Hill Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 97% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)410 m
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School PontefractPrimary. Good (overall), April 2024. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)650 m
- Ark Carleton Park Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)680 m
- Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)750 m
- New College PontefractSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.1 km
- St Giles C of E AcademyPrimary. Improved significantly, January 2025. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 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).