Ark Orchard Head Primary School
Primary school in Pontefract, Wakefield. Improved significantly (Mar 2025).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 7 November 2019, report published 26 November 2019, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Since then: ungraded inspection
Inspected 12 March 2025, report published 6 May 2025.
Improved significantly
An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. More about ungraded inspections.
Next inspection: around March 2029
The last inspection was in March 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.9 milesWillow Green Academy
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Sep 2023)
- 0.9 milesSt Giles C of E Academy
Improved significantly (Jan 2025)
- 0.9 milesHoly Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
School remains Good (Sep 2022)
- 1.0 milesCherry Tree Academy
Requires improvement (Jan 2024)
- 1.2 milesArk De Lacy Primary School
Outstanding (Mar 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.