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New College Pontefract

16 plus · Pontefract · WF8 4QR

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At a glance

School type
Academy 16-19 converter
Age range
16–19
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
0% of pupils (January 2022)
Sixth form
Yes
URN
144732

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) B-
37.9
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£5,215
Typical 16 plus school£6,307

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for 16 plus schools in brackets: Staff 67% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 4% (6%) · supplies and services 11% (12%) · educational supplies 7% (7%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 0% (1%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £1,418,000; in-year balance +£2,565,000

Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
54%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
24%
Any sustained destination
91%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher32.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications18.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work38.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways17.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier70.3%62.3%
Social housing17.5%17.1%
Privately rented12.3%20.5%
Detached houses27%22.9%
Flats13.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms25.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van20.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01011841 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£249,500238 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£180,000–£288,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (64)£350,000
Semi-detached (112)£248,000
Terraced (55)£152,000
Flat (7)£70,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
5an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
18an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
4an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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