Carleton High School

School Name: Carleton High School
Address: Green Lane, Carleton
Town/City: Pontefract
County: West Yorkshire
Postcode: WF8 3NW
Telephone Number: 01977 781555
Website: https://carletonhigh.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: Mrs Shaheen Shariff
Capacity: 1050
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1026 (50% boys & 50% girls)
Enrollment: 98% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 30.8%

• ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

URN: 139501
DfE Number: 384/4027
UKPRN: 10041042
UPRN: 63163157
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (E12000003)
District: Wakefield (E08000036)
Constituency: Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley (E14001428)
Electoral Ward: Pontefract South (E05001456)

Easting & Northing: 446223E, 420268N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 40' 38.92" N 1° 18' 5.72" W
Plus Code: 9C5WMMGX+X9

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1. The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School (0.4km)
2. Carleton Park Junior and Infant School (0.7km)
3. High Well School (1.3km)
4. Larks Hill Junior and Infant School (1.4km)
5. De Lacy Primary School (1.4km)
6. The King's School (1.4km)
7. Harewood Centre Nursery School (1.6km)
8. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract (1.9km)
9. Cherry Tree Academy (1.9km)
10. Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (2.0km)

Same trust

• Larks Hill Junior and Infant School
• The King's School
• Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
• Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School
• The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School
• De Lacy Primary School
• Carleton Park Junior and Infant School
• Northfield Primary School

• Larks Hill Junior and Infant School
• The King's School
• Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
• Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School
• The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School
• De Lacy Primary School
• Carleton Park Junior and Infant School
• Northfield Primary School

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