Carleton Park has been ranked the 3rd best primary school out of 100 in the Wakefield Local Authority for attainment in reading, writing and maths.
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Carleton Park ranked within the Top 10 primary schools in Wakefield
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April
2025
2025
PAT Primary Maths Championship
At the end of March, Pontefract Academies Trust had the pleasure of hosting the very first PAT Primary Maths Championship, bringing pupils together from across our seven primary schools for a day of fierce competition. This event was a celebration of the mathematical talent within our Trust and an opportunity for our brightest young minds to showcase their skills. Each of our seven primary schools entered a team of six students who were carefully selected for their outstanding abilities in Mathematics. The pupils competed in three challenging rounds: Relay Round, Puzzle Round, and Buzzer Round, which determined the two schools… Read more
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November
2024
2024
Carleton Park is Outstanding in all five inspected areas!
Carleton Park Junior and Infant School has been praised by Ofsted as an ‘Outstanding’ school in all five inspected judgement areas – quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. Ofsted praised that ‘pupils receive an exceptional education’ at Carleton Park. Inspectors also commended the schools positive culture where ‘pupils care for one another. This is seen in their many small gestures of kindness’. During their visit, Ofsted praised the school’s teaching as ‘ambitious and highly effective’. Highlighting that ‘teachers have excellent knowledge of the subjects they teach. They choose the right activities… Read more