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  • Pontefract Academies Trust Recruit School Governors to help shape their future

    Pontefract Academies Trust is looking to recruit individuals who are passionate about education and community champions who want to give back to their local area and help to shape education in Pontefract. To register your interest in being a voluntary governor for one of Pontefract Academies Trust eight schools or for more information, please email…

  • First Virtual Open Evenings

    Pontefract Academies Trust are delighted to announce that Carleton High School and The King’s School will be “opening their doors” to prospective students and parents virtually this year, for what will be there very first “Virtual Open Day”. Carleton High School Virtual Open Day will be on Thursday 15th October 6.30 pm and the link…

  • Pontefract Academies Trust Invests £90,000 into Outdoor Learning and Play

    Pontefract Academies Trust is delighted to announce that they have invested around £90,000 into outdoor learning facilities for Halfpenny Lane and The Rookeries Carleton Junior, Infant & Nursery School. Children and staff are now able to take advantage of state of the art playground equipment which includes planting areas, den making apparatus and textured multi…

  • Communication from the CEO – GCSE Results

    Dear Pupils and Parents/Carers, I wanted to take the opportunity to congratulate all our pupils and their families on the outstanding GCSE results achieved across Pontefract Academies Trust in 2020. The stunning performance has been achieved at a period of history that has been unsettling and confusing for all. It is vitally important that everyone…

  • Full Marks for Pontefract Academies Trust – Top 10% of Education Trusts in the Country and 3 Schools in the Top 10 of all Wakefield Primary Schools

    The Trust has been named in the top 10% of education trusts in the country in the Department for Education Performance Tables for primary schools, published last month. The performance tables compared the performance of 297 multi academy trusts for primary school performance with the Trust being rated 22nd in the rank order for attainment.…