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Ackworth School

Ackworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom WF7 7LT

Age Range & Fees

Age Range2 to 18
Annual Day Fees£7800 to £13185
Annual Weekly Boarding Fees£0 to £0
Annual Full Boarding Fees£25005 to £32430

Number of Pupils

Boys Girls
169Day170
78Full Board42
0Weekly0
247Total212

Number of Staff

Full-time: 50
Part-time: 17

GCSE Pass Rate - Age 16

Grades A* - C or 9 – 5

Pass Rate - Age 18

Exams at age 18

Higher Education

Pupils who went on to Higher Education

What we offer

  • Business studies
  • Design technology
  • Drama/Theatre
  • Economics
  • English as foreign/2nd language
  • French
  • German
  • Latin
  • Spanish
  • Archery
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Cricket
  • Cross-country
  • Fencing
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Hockey
  • Netball
  • Rounders
  • Squash
  • Swimming
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis
  • Adventure training
  • Chess
  • Dance
  • Drama productions
  • Duke of Edinburgh Award
  • Horse riding and management
  • Language club
  • Public speaking/Debating
  • Sailing
  • Skiing
  • Band/Orchestra
  • Brass
  • Choir
  • Guitar
  • Keyboard
  • Singing
  • Strings
  • Woodwind
  • After school club
  • Before school/Breakfast club
  • Experience of expatriates' children
  • Experience of international students
  • Particular diets
  • Rail/Airport services
  • School bus service
  • Autism
  • Dyslexia
  • Aspergers
  • Epilepsy

Nearby Schools

Wakefield Independent School - (2.16 miles)
Inglebrook School - (2.62 miles)
New College Pontefract - (3.14 miles)
The National Autistic Society Robert Ogden School - (6.79 miles)
Meadowcroft School, Wakefield - (7.07 miles)
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (Senior School) - (7.36 miles)
Queen Elizabeth Grammar (Junior School) - (7.41 miles)

Method of Entry

  • Assessment
  • Entry test or exam
  • GCSE results
  • Interview
  • References
  • Age 3-11 is for day only while 11-18 is for day and boarding
  • Trial day at school
  • Visit school

Scholarships & Bursaries

  • Drama
  • Academic
  • Art
  • Siblings
  • Music
  • Senior school entry
  • 6th Form
  • Sport

Accreditations and Affliations:

  • AGBIS
  • BSA
  • HMC
  • SHMIS

Religious Affliations:

  • All denominations welcome
  • Quaker


Teaching Languages:

  • English
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