Cherry Tree Academy
Primary school in Pontefract, Wakefield. Requires improvement (Jan 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 30 January 2024, report published 13 March 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| 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.
Next inspection: around July 2026
The last inspection was in January 2024. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
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 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- Under 0.1 milesHoly Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
School remains Good (Sep 2022)
- 0.3 milesArk De Lacy Primary School
Outstanding (Mar 2024)
- 0.9 milesSt Giles C of E Academy
Improved significantly (Jan 2025)
- 1.0 milesArk the Rookeries Carleton Primary School
Good (Jan 2023)
- 1.0 milesArk Orchard Head Primary School
Improved significantly (Mar 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.