New College Pontefract
16 plus · Academy 16-19 converter · Mixed · Wakefield
Park Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4QR
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
0
Capacity used
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2,900 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Academy 16-19 converter
- Phase
- 16 plus
- Age range
- 16–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Vicky Marks Chelsea Branson
- Address
- Park Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4QR
- Phone
- 01977702139
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Ward / constituency
- Pontefract North · Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144732
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 0% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Academy trust: NEW COLLABORATIVE LEARNING TRUST
0 pupils · 2,900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
Read the full Ofsted reportA-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.59 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.94 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 16.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 978 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 246 | 15% | 48% | 77% | |
| Psychology | 204 | 5% | 24% | 51% | |
| Law | 166 | 10% | 27% | 57% | |
| Business Studies | 157 | 4% | 15% | 49% | |
| Biology | 154 | 10% | 42% | 70% | |
| Chemistry | 134 | 12% | 37% | 68% | |
| Sociology | 122 | 8% | 29% | 60% | |
| Geography | 105 | 6% | 18% | 48% | |
| Physics | 104 | 11% | 30% | 55% | |
| History | 100 | 9% | 36% | 75% | |
| English Language | 100 | 0% | 18% | 56% | |
| English Literature | 97 | 11% | 24% | 49% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #96 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13553: New College Pontefract
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 21 |
| Offers | 7 |
| Success rate | 33% |
| Accepted offers | 6 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 55% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 8% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 60% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.