The King's School

School Name: The King's School
Address: Mill Hill Lane
Town/City: Pontefract
County: West Yorkshire
Postcode: WF8 4JF
Telephone Number: 01977 601701
Website: http://kings.patrust.org.uk

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2013
Trust: Pontefract Academies Trust
Sponsor: Pontefract Academies Trust

Headteacher: Mr Ash Jacobs
Capacity: 1050
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1041 (52% boys & 48% girls)
Enrollment: 99% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 26.1%

URN: 139500
DfE Number: 384/4020
UKPRN: 10041048
UPRN: 63163892
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (E12000003)
District: Wakefield (E08000036)
Constituency: Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley (E14001428)
Electoral Ward: Pontefract South (E05001456)

Easting & Northing: 445148E, 421188N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 41' 9.03" N 1° 19' 3.82" W
Plus Code: 9C5WMMPJ+8W

DfE Record: View record

1. Larks Hill Junior and Infant School (0.4km)
2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract (0.7km)
3. Carleton Park Junior and Infant School (0.7km)
4. Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School (0.8km)
5. New College Pontefract (1.1km)
6. St Giles C of E Academy (1.1km)
7. Carleton High School (1.4km)
8. Harewood Centre Nursery School (1.5km)
9. The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School (1.5km)
10. De Lacy Primary School (1.7km)

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• De Lacy Primary School
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• De Lacy Primary School
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