Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Pontefract, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Yorkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Pontefract, North Yorkshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 February 2023. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 6 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, though places ran out in all 4 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 9 first-choice applications for 11 offers; 8 of the 18 applications (44%) came from families living outside North Yorkshire, and 3 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%); 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Yorkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Main Street, Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3JY
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 105 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 February 2023
Strengths
- “Kirk Smeaton Primary is a welcoming and friendly school.”
- “Pupils arrive in the morning eager to begin the day.”
- “Parents and carers told inspectors that their children are keen to come to school.”
To improve
- “Some subjects are at an earlier stage of development.”
- “Although leaders have considered how the curriculum builds over time, they have not identified the key components of knowledge that pupils need to learn in all subjects.”
- “Teachers do not check whether pupils have remembered this important knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 75% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 9 first-preference applications, 11 offers in total, 9 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Yorkshire.
- Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School 4.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Hensall Community Primary School 5.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kellington Primary School 5.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy 5.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Burton Salmon Community Primary School 7.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Chapel Haddlesey Church of England Primary School 7.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fairburn Community Primary School 7.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Monk Fryston Church of England Primary School 8.1 mi Good Last distance published